WME Validator is a powerful script that helps editors find and fix issues on the Waze map. Part of its power the the ability to customize checks in the script to highlight very specific map issues, not covered with built-in validations.
Overview
To set up a custom check in Validator click Settings->Custom. There are two checks: green and blue. Each check has two fields: template and regular expression (RegExp).
Hover your mouse over the template field to get a tooltip with available variables. Validator substitutes those variables with segment's data and then tries to match that string over the RegExp. If the expanded template string matches the RegExp - Validator highlights the segment.
Template Variables
Most of the variables are self-explanatory. Note: empty address fields expand to empty streets, i.e. if you set "None" next to city name, then template "#${city}#" for this segment will be expanded to "##"
Road type: variable ${typeRank} expands to: [updated to BE/NL version 1.1.19]
1 street
2 primary street
3 highway
4 ramp
5 walking trail
6 major highway
7 minor highway
8 dirt road
10 pedestrian boardwalk
14 for Major Highways
15 ferry
16 stairway
17 private road
18 railroad
19 runway / taxiway
20 parking lot
Road direction: variable ${direction} expands to:
0 for Unknown direction
1 for A->B
2 for B->A
3 for Two-way segments
Regular Expressions (RegExp)
Regular expressions are patterns used to match character combinations in your expanded template. See the detailed description of regular expressions on MDN: link
Validator provides the following two extensions for regular expressions: Debug RegExp. To debug your RegExp add letter D at the very beginning: D/^[a-z]/ Validator will print debug information to the JavaScript console (Ctrl+Shift+J), so you can see how template variables expand for the segments on the map.
Negate RegExp. Sometimes it's much easier to create a RegExp for a normal condition and then just negate the result. To do so, add an exclamation mark at the very beginning: !/ (St|Ave)$/
Easy Examples
To highlight streets with word North
Template: ${street}
RegExp: /North/
To highlight invalid (null) elevations
Template: ${elevation}
RegExp: /null/
To highlight segments with no state assigned
Template: ${state}
RexExp: /^$/
To highlight segments with a U-turn
Template: ${Uturn}
RexExp: /1/
Medium Examples
To highlight Ramps with non-ground elevation:
Template: ${typeRank}:${elevation}
RegExp: /12:[^0]/
To highlight Freeways which do not start with letter A
Template: ${typeRank}:${street}
RegExp: /15:[^A]/
To highlight streets named "U-Turn" in LA
Template: ${state}:${street}
RegExp: /Louisiana:U-Turn/
To highlight dead-end U-turns
Template: ${deadEnd}:${Uturn}
RegExp: /1:1/
To highlight the opposite: missing dead-end U-turns
Template: ${deadEnd}:${Uturn}
RegExp: /1:0/
New! To highlight Freeways or Major Highways in format 'Axx', 'Ixx' etc
Template: ${typeRank}:${street}
RegExp: /^(15|14):[a-z][0-9]/i
New! To search for segments shorter than 17m:
Template: ${length}
RegExp: /^([0-9]|1[0-6])$/
New! To mark dead-ends without U-turn:
Template: A${deadEndA}:${UturnA}:B${deadEndB}:${UturnB}
RegExp: /A1:0|B1:0/
New! To highlight more than 100m long unnamed drivable streets:
Template: ${drivable}:${street}:${length}
RegExp: /1::...+/
Advanced Examples
To highlight street name which ends in Cntr, or Exd etc (any case variant)
Template: ${street}
RegExp: / (Cntr|Exd|La|Plc|Rvr|Tnpk|Wy)$/i
To highlight segments that have an alt street specified but no city
Template: @@${altCity[0]}##${altStreet[0]}@@${altCity[1]}##${altStreet[1]}
RegExp: /@@##[^@]/
To highlight invalid abbreviations for Australian roads
Template: ${street}
RegExp: !/ (Ave|Blvd|Cl|Cres|Cct|Ct|Dr|Way|Line|Ln|Mtwy|Pde|Pl|Rd|St)$|^$/
To highlight lowercase street names for US (except S, N, W, E and to)
Template: ${street}
RegExp: /^(?!(to) [^a-z])((S|N|W|E) )?[a-z]/
New! To highlight Freeways with no cardinal direction (NSEW)
Template: ${type}:${street}
RegExp: !/^[^3]| [NSEW]$/
New! City name abbreviation 'snt' should be lowercase and at the very beginning
Template: ${city}
RegExp: /(^|[ (])(?!^snt )[Ss][Nn][Tt]([ )]|$)/
New! To highlight segments if primary street name and one of the alt. names are the same
Template: #${street}#${altStreet[#]}#
RegExp: /(#.+)(?=#).*\1#/