JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.7/jquery.validate.js"></script>
    <form id="form1">
        <input type="text" id="name1" name="name1" value="test" /><br />
        <input type="text" />
    </form>

JavaScript

$(function() {
    var validator = $("form").validate({
        rules: { name1: { required: true, minlength: 2 } },
        messages: { name1: "bad name" }
    });
});