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Is there a way to resolve a reference in a custom validation?

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Last updated: Oct 14, 2020
Is there a way to resolve a reference in a custom validation?I have an array that can hold two different types of references. I would like to validate that it holds at least on of each type.

Thank you in advanced
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{
  name: 'tags',
  title: 'Tags',
  type: 'array',
  of: [
    {
      type: 'reference',
      to: [{ type: 'artist' }, { type: 'category' }],
    },
  ],
  validation: (Rule) =>
    Rule.required().custom((data) => {
      /*
        That is what i get from the data item. 
        But I need to know the type of the reference (artist or category)
        
        data [{…}]
          0:
          _key: "b29ee1dbb22a"
          _ref: "96e38ca0-b075-4777-b8f4-d2d6ca123df0"
          _type: "reference"
      */

    }),
},
Sep 8, 2020, 9:49 AM
Sorry this was lost in the flow here... here's a suggestion:

import { uniq } from 'lodash'

...

      validation: Rule => Rule.custom(data => {
        const types = data.map(item => item._type)
        const uniqTypes = uniq(types)
        return uniqTypes.length > 1
          ? true
          : 'Must have at least one of each'
      }),
Sep 20, 2020, 9:34 AM
ah.. right you need the reference...
Sep 20, 2020, 9:36 AM
Yes! Thanks for getting back. I am referring to two different document types
[{ type: 'artist' }, { type: 'category' }]
. I want to validate that at least one of each category is in the array. But in the validation, i can not resolve toe reference. Is this even possible?
Sep 20, 2020, 9:38 AM
Something along these lines... (untested)

import { uniq } from 'lodash'
import client from 'part:@sanity/base/client'

...

      validation: Rule => Rule.custom(data => {
        const referencedIds = data.map(item => item._ref)
        return client.fetch(`*[_id in $ids]._type`, {
          ids: referencedIds
        })
        .then(res => {
          const uniqTypes = uniq(res)
          return uniqTypes.length > 1
            ? true
            : 'Must have at least one of each'  
        })
      }),
Sep 20, 2020, 9:42 AM
Nice! Does the client work out of the box, or do i need to add the credential somewhere?
Sep 20, 2020, 9:43 AM
It's preconfigured
Sep 20, 2020, 9:43 AM
Thanks a lot!
Sep 20, 2020, 9:43 AM
You might have to tweak it, it's just from the top of my head πŸ˜„
Sep 20, 2020, 9:44 AM
Sure, but knowing that i can use the client in the schema definitions opens a whole new universe for me 😎
Sep 20, 2020, 9:45 AM
joined the slack channel to find a solution to this same problem, very happy to have found it
Oct 14, 2020, 7:53 PM

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