Core Troubleshooting

A rule never runs

Check the property path. Paths are dot-separated and must match the model shape exactly.

helper.validateFor('profile.email');

If the model uses contact.email, profile.email will not produce the expected result.

Empty optional values pass

This is expected. Format rules skip empty values unless paired with isRequired.

Conditional rules do not activate

Inspect the dependency expression:

helper.validateFor('secondaryEmail', 'hasSecondaryEmail').isRequired('Required');
helper.validateFor('billing.city', '!billing.sameAsShipping').isRequired('Required');

Make sure the dependency path exists and has the expected value.

Old errors stay visible

Clear validation metadata when removing dynamic fields:

model.validationResults = model.validationResults?.filter(
  (result) => !result.propertyName.startsWith('addresses.2.')
);
clearTouchedFieldsForPrefix(model, 'addresses.2.');