module.exports = Self => { Self.validateAsync('postalCode', hasValidPostcode, { message: `The postcode doesn't exist. Please enter a correct one` }); async function hasValidPostcode(err, done) { if (!this.postalCode) return done(); const models = Self.app.models; const postcode = await models.Postcode.findById(this.postalCode); if (!postcode) err(); done(); } };