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+/**
+ * Filter and validate progress example
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+const inquirer = require('..');
+
+const questions = [
+  {
+    type: 'input',
+    name: 'api_key',
+    message: 'Please enter a valid API key.',
+    validate(input) {
+      if (/([a-f0-9]{40})/g.test(input)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      throw Error('Please provide a valid API key secret.');
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+inquirer.prompt(questions).then((answers) => {
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(answers, null, '  '));
+});