try using clojure spec for validation

project.clj

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   :url "http://example.com/FIXME"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url  "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
-  :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.7.0"]
-                 [org.clojure/clojurescript "1.7.170"]
+  :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.9.0-alpha7"]
+                 [org.clojure/clojurescript "1.9.76"]
                  [reagent "0.5.1" :exclusions [cljsjs/react]]
                  [re-frame "0.6.0"]
                  [prismatic/schema "1.0.4"]

src/status_im/contacts/validations.cljs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+(ns status-im.contacts.validations
+  (:require [cljs.spec :as s]))
+
+(s/def ::not-empty-string (s/and string? not-empty))
+
+(s/def ::name ::not-empty-string)
+(s/def ::whisper-identity ::not-empty-string)
+
+(s/def ::contact (s/keys :req-un [::name ::whisper-identity]
+                         :opt-un [::phone ::photo-path ::address]))

src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
                                                  form-text-input]]
             [status-im.qr-scanner.views.scan-button :refer [scan-button]]
             [status-im.i18n :refer [label]]
+            [cljs.spec :as s]
+            [status-im.contacts.validations :as v]
             [status-im.contacts.styles :as st]))
 
 
@@ -32,9 +34,6 @@
    [text {:style toolbar-title-text}
     (label :t/add-new-contact)]])
 
-(defn valid-form? [name address]
-  (and (not (str/blank? name)) (not (str/blank? address))))
-
 (defview contact-name-input [name]
   []
   [text-input
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
                                          :style  icon-back}
                                :handler  #(dispatch [:navigate-back])}
               :custom-content   toolbar-title
-              :action           {:image   {:source {:uri (if (valid-form? name whisper-identity)
+              :action           {:image   {:source {:uri (if (s/valid? ::v/contact new-contact)
                                                            :icon_ok_blue
                                                            :icon_ok_disabled)}
                                            :style  icon-search}