Vest - Declarative validations framework by ealush
Vest Declarative validations framework
About Vest - Declarative validations framework
From the project's README at github.com/ealush/vest. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Vest is a validation framework that looks and feels like a unit testing framework. It is designed to be easy to learn, highly maintainable, and framework-agnostic.
Write your validations as if they were unit tests, and run them in your app.
const suite = create(data => { test('username', 'Username is required', () => { enforce(data.username).isNotBlank(); });
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.7k | github.com/ealush/vest |
| GitHub forks | 90 | github.com/ealush/vest |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 223k | vest |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 6.4 years | since Nov 2019 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 45 | last: 30 days ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
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