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+/* eslint-disable */
+///////////////////////////////
+//  GZVALIDATE
+//
+// provides form validation services
+// All locale keys for validation *MUST* be fetched prior to this being used as it assumes all keys are fetched first
+// Add any new keys used to the block in locale.js=>commonKeysEditForm
+
+import dayjs from "dayjs";
+import locale from "./locale";
+import _ from "../libs/lodash.min.js";
+
+export default {
+  MaxLength(ltkey, value, max) {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (value.length > max) {
+      //get the localized rule text
+      // "ErrorFieldLengthExceeded": "{0} can not exceed {1} characters.",
+      var err = locale.get("ErrorFieldLengthExceeded");
+      var fieldName = locale.get(ltkey);
+      err = _.replace(err, "{0}", fieldName);
+      err = _.replace(err, "{1}", max);
+      return err;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+};