/// <summary>
/// Consider this list of formats: https://ntsi.com/drivers-license-format/
/// Validate Driver's license number, implement Nebraska and Mississippi in an expandable way to eventually handle all US states.
/// Fail validation if unexpected data is passed in.
/// Nebraska: 1Alpha+6-8Numeric
/// Mississippi: 9Numeric
/// </summary>
/// <param name="licenseNumber"></param>
/// <param name="stateCode"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool Validate(string licenseNumber, string stateCode)
{
var lookup = StateDriversLicenseRegexPatterns.GetInstance();
var patternsForState = lookup.GetRegexPatternsForState(stateCode);
return(patternsForState.Any(p => p.IsMatch(licenseNumber)));
}
public static StateDriversLicenseRegexPatterns GetInstance()
{
if (_instance == null)
{
var currentDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(StateDriversLicenseRegexPatterns)).CodeBase);
var fileContents = File.ReadAllText(new Uri(currentDirectory).LocalPath + "\\StateDriversLicensePatterns.json");
_instance = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <StateDriversLicenseRegexPatterns>(fileContents);
}
return(_instance);
}