From cb1b3b4ef9a3799c6bf8c8b8c8cef877f339a8c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jesper=20S=C3=B8rensen?= <jeppester1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:45:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ValidatorExtractor: Support tryValidate

---
 .../routes_scanner/validator_extractor.ts     |  3 ++
 .../code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts | 38 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/code_scanners/routes_scanner/validator_extractor.ts b/src/code_scanners/routes_scanner/validator_extractor.ts
index 36eb7828..dd1d197a 100644
--- a/src/code_scanners/routes_scanner/validator_extractor.ts
+++ b/src/code_scanners/routes_scanner/validator_extractor.ts
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ export async function extractValidators(
    */
   const validationCalls = inspectMethodArguments(method, [
     'request.validateUsing',
+    'request.tryValidateUsing',
     '$CTX.request.validateUsing',
+    '$CTX.request.tryValidateUsing',
     'vine.validate',
+    'vine.tryValidate',
   ])
     .map((node) => {
       const firstArg = node.find({
diff --git a/tests/code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts b/tests/code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts
index 56f9806f..57a4cec5 100644
--- a/tests/code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts
@@ -446,6 +446,44 @@ test.group('Validator extractor', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  test('extract validator when using ctx.request.tryValidateUsing', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
+    await fs.create(
+      'app/controllers/users_controller.ts',
+      `
+      import { createUserValidator } from '#validators/user'
+
+      export default class UsersController {
+        async store(ctx: HttpContext) {
+          await ctx.request.tryValidateUsing(createUserValidator)
+        }
+      }
+    `
+    )
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      await extractValidators(fs.basePath, new VirtualFileSystem(fs.basePath), {
+        path: join(fs.basePath, 'app/controllers/users_controller.ts'),
+        method: 'store',
+        name: 'UsersController',
+        import: {
+          type: 'default',
+          value: 'UsersController',
+          specifier: '#controllers/users_controller',
+        },
+      }),
+      [
+        {
+          import: {
+            specifier: '#validators/user',
+            type: 'named',
+            value: 'createUserValidator',
+          },
+          name: 'createUserValidator',
+        },
+      ]
+    )
+  })
+
   test('do not match method name when it appear in body of another method', async ({
     assert,
     fs,

From 85987724076331d4ec56059b8ff925124eaf535d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jesper=20S=C3=B8rensen?= <jeppester1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:30:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ValidatorExtractor: Add test for request.validateUsing
 (w.o. ctx)

---
 .../code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts | 38 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts b/tests/code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts
index 57a4cec5..8ac43390 100644
--- a/tests/code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/code_scanners/validator_extractor.spec.ts
@@ -484,6 +484,44 @@ test.group('Validator extractor', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  test('extract validator when using request.tryValidateUsing', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
+    await fs.create(
+      'app/controllers/users_controller.ts',
+      `
+      import { createUserValidator } from '#validators/user'
+
+      export default class UsersController {
+        async store({ request }: HttpContext) {
+          await request.tryValidateUsing(createUserValidator)
+        }
+      }
+    `
+    )
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      await extractValidators(fs.basePath, new VirtualFileSystem(fs.basePath), {
+        path: join(fs.basePath, 'app/controllers/users_controller.ts'),
+        method: 'store',
+        name: 'UsersController',
+        import: {
+          type: 'default',
+          value: 'UsersController',
+          specifier: '#controllers/users_controller',
+        },
+      }),
+      [
+        {
+          import: {
+            specifier: '#validators/user',
+            type: 'named',
+            value: 'createUserValidator',
+          },
+          name: 'createUserValidator',
+        },
+      ]
+    )
+  })
+
   test('do not match method name when it appear in body of another method', async ({
     assert,
     fs,