United Kingdom bank tools

Ruby gem to validate United Kingdom sort codes and bank account numbers.

When in doubt, this library aims to err on the side of allowing too much.

If we got anything wrong, please file an issue or contribute a fix yourself.

Usage

# Sort code

sort_code = BankTools::GB::SortCode.new("60-16-13")
sort_code.valid?  # => true
sort_code.errors  # => []

bad_sort_code = BankTools::GB::SortCode.new("1X")
bad_sort_code.valid?  # => false
bad_sort_code.errors  # => [ :too_short, :invalid_characters ]

# Account

account = BankTools::GB::Account.new("31926819")
account.valid?  # => true
account.errors  # => []

bad_account = BankTools::GB::Account.new("1")
bad_account.valid?  # => false
bad_account.errors  # => [ :too_short ]

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem "banktools-gb"

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install banktools-gb

Tests

bundle
rspec  # or: rake

Also see

• Our other BankTools
• BanklineCsvImportFile

Credits

• Hayden Ball for creating UkAccountValidator that we base this gem on.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.