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module ActiveRecord
# Raised by <tt>save!</tt> and <tt>create!</tt> when the record is invalid. Use the
# +record+ method to retrieve the record which did not validate.
# begin
# complex_operation_that_calls_save!_internally
# rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => invalid
# puts invalid.record.errors
# end
class RecordInvalid < ActiveRecordError
attr_reader :record
def initialize ( record )
@record = record
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errors = @record . errors . full_messages . join ( I18n . t ( 'support.array.words_connector' , :default = > ', ' ) )
super ( I18n . t ( 'activerecord.errors.messages.record_invalid' , :errors = > errors ) )
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end
end
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class Error
attr_accessor :base , :attribute , :type , :message , :options
def initialize ( base , attribute , type = nil , options = { } )
self . base = base
self . attribute = attribute
self . type = type || :invalid
self . options = options
self . message = options . delete ( :message ) || self . type
end
def message
# When type is a string, it means that we do not have to do a lookup, because
# the user already sent the "final" message.
type . is_a? ( String ) ? type : generate_message ( default_options )
end
def full_message
attribute . to_s == 'base' ? message : generate_full_message ( default_options )
end
alias :to_s :message
def value
@base . respond_to? ( attribute ) ? @base . send ( attribute ) : nil
end
protected
# Translates an error message in it's default scope (<tt>activerecord.errrors.messages</tt>).
# Error messages are first looked up in <tt>models.MODEL.attributes.ATTRIBUTE.MESSAGE</tt>, if it's not there,
# it's looked up in <tt>models.MODEL.MESSAGE</tt> and if that is not there it returns the translation of the
# default message (e.g. <tt>activerecord.errors.messages.MESSAGE</tt>). The translated model name,
# translated attribute name and the value are available for interpolation.
#
# When using inheritence in your models, it will check all the inherited models too, but only if the model itself
# hasn't been found. Say you have <tt>class Admin < User; end</tt> and you wanted the translation for the <tt>:blank</tt>
# error +message+ for the <tt>title</tt> +attribute+, it looks for these translations:
#
# <ol>
# <li><tt>activerecord.errors.models.admin.attributes.title.blank</tt></li>
# <li><tt>activerecord.errors.models.admin.blank</tt></li>
# <li><tt>activerecord.errors.models.user.attributes.title.blank</tt></li>
# <li><tt>activerecord.errors.models.user.blank</tt></li>
# <li><tt>activerecord.errors.messages.blank</tt></li>
# <li>any default you provided through the +options+ hash (in the activerecord.errors scope)</li>
# </ol>
def generate_message ( options = { } )
keys = @base . class . self_and_descendants_from_active_record . map do | klass |
[ :" models. #{ klass . name . underscore } .attributes. #{ attribute } . #{ @message } " ,
:" models. #{ klass . name . underscore } . #{ @message } " ]
end . flatten
keys << options . delete ( :default )
keys << :" messages. #{ @message } "
keys << @message if @message . is_a? ( String )
keys << @type unless @type == @message
keys . compact!
options . merge! ( :default = > keys )
I18n . translate ( keys . shift , options )
end
# Wraps an error message into a full_message format.
#
# The default full_message format for any locale is <tt>"{{attribute}} {{message}}"</tt>.
# One can specify locale specific default full_message format by storing it as a
# translation for the key <tt>:"activerecord.errors.full_messages.format"</tt>.
#
# Additionally one can specify a validation specific error message format by
# storing a translation for <tt>:"activerecord.errors.full_messages.[message_key]"</tt>.
# E.g. the full_message format for any validation that uses :blank as a message
# key (such as validates_presence_of) can be stored to <tt>:"activerecord.errors.full_messages.blank".</tt>
#
# Because the message key used by a validation can be overwritten on the
# <tt>validates_*</tt> class macro level one can customize the full_message format for
# any particular validation:
#
# # app/models/article.rb
# class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_presence_of :title, :message => :"title.blank"
# end
#
# # config/locales/en.yml
# en:
# activerecord:
# errors:
# full_messages:
# title:
# blank: This title is screwed!
def generate_full_message ( options = { } )
keys = [
:" full_messages. #{ @message } " ,
:'full_messages.format' ,
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'%{attribute} %{message}'
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]
options . merge! ( :default = > keys , :message = > self . message )
I18n . translate ( keys . shift , options )
end
# Return user options with default options.
#
def default_options
options . reverse_merge :scope = > [ :activerecord , :errors ] ,
:model = > @base . class . human_name ,
:attribute = > @base . class . human_attribute_name ( attribute . to_s ) ,
:value = > value
end
end
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# Active Record validation is reported to and from this object, which is used by Base#save to
# determine whether the object is in a valid state to be saved. See usage example in Validations.
class Errors
include Enumerable
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class << self
def default_error_messages
ActiveSupport :: Deprecation . warn ( " ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages has been deprecated. Please use I18n.translate('activerecord.errors.messages'). " )
I18n . translate 'activerecord.errors.messages'
end
end
def initialize ( base ) # :nodoc:
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@base = base
clear
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end
# Adds an error to the base object instead of any particular attribute. This is used
# to report errors that don't tie to any specific attribute, but rather to the object
# as a whole. These error messages don't get prepended with any field name when iterating
# with +each_full+, so they should be complete sentences.
def add_to_base ( msg )
add ( :base , msg )
end
# Adds an error message (+messsage+) to the +attribute+, which will be returned on a call to <tt>on(attribute)</tt>
# for the same attribute and ensure that this error object returns false when asked if <tt>empty?</tt>. More than one
# error can be added to the same +attribute+ in which case an array will be returned on a call to <tt>on(attribute)</tt>.
# If no +messsage+ is supplied, :invalid is assumed.
# If +message+ is a Symbol, it will be translated, using the appropriate scope (see translate_error).
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#
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def add ( attribute , message = nil , options = { } )
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options [ :message ] = options . delete ( :default ) if options . has_key? ( :default )
error , message = message , nil if message . is_a? ( Error )
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@errors [ attribute . to_s ] || = [ ]
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@errors [ attribute . to_s ] << ( error || Error . new ( @base , attribute , message , options ) )
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end
# Will add an error message to each of the attributes in +attributes+ that is empty.
def add_on_empty ( attributes , custom_message = nil )
for attr in [ attributes ] . flatten
value = @base . respond_to? ( attr . to_s ) ? @base . send ( attr . to_s ) : @base [ attr . to_s ]
is_empty = value . respond_to? ( :empty? ) ? value . empty? : false
add ( attr , :empty , :default = > custom_message ) unless ! value . nil? && ! is_empty
end
end
# Will add an error message to each of the attributes in +attributes+ that is blank (using Object#blank?).
def add_on_blank ( attributes , custom_message = nil )
for attr in [ attributes ] . flatten
value = @base . respond_to? ( attr . to_s ) ? @base . send ( attr . to_s ) : @base [ attr . to_s ]
add ( attr , :blank , :default = > custom_message ) if value . blank?
end
end
# Returns true if the specified +attribute+ has errors associated with it.
#
# class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
# validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
# end
#
# company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
# company.errors.invalid?(:name) # => true
# company.errors.invalid?(:address) # => false
def invalid? ( attribute )
! @errors [ attribute . to_s ] . nil?
end
# Returns +nil+, if no errors are associated with the specified +attribute+.
# Returns the error message, if one error is associated with the specified +attribute+.
# Returns an array of error messages, if more than one error is associated with the specified +attribute+.
#
# class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
# validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
# end
#
# company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
# company.errors.on(:name) # => ["is too short (minimum is 5 characters)", "can't be blank"]
# company.errors.on(:email) # => "can't be blank"
# company.errors.on(:address) # => nil
def on ( attribute )
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attribute = attribute . to_s
return nil unless @errors . has_key? ( attribute )
errors = @errors [ attribute ] . map ( & :to_s )
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errors . size == 1 ? errors . first : errors
end
alias :[] :on
# Returns errors assigned to the base object through +add_to_base+ according to the normal rules of <tt>on(attribute)</tt>.
def on_base
on ( :base )
end
# Yields each attribute and associated message per error added.
#
# class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
# validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
# end
#
# company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
# company.errors.each{|attr,msg| puts "#{attr} - #{msg}" }
# # => name - is too short (minimum is 5 characters)
# # name - can't be blank
# # address - can't be blank
def each
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@errors . each_key { | attr | @errors [ attr ] . each { | error | yield attr , error . message } }
end
def each_error
@errors . each_key { | attr | @errors [ attr ] . each { | error | yield attr , error } }
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end
# Yields each full error message added. So <tt>Person.errors.add("first_name", "can't be empty")</tt> will be returned
# through iteration as "First name can't be empty".
#
# class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
# validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
# end
#
# company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
# company.errors.each_full{|msg| puts msg }
# # => Name is too short (minimum is 5 characters)
# # Name can't be blank
# # Address can't be blank
def each_full
full_messages . each { | msg | yield msg }
end
# Returns all the full error messages in an array.
#
# class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
# validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
# end
#
# company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
# company.errors.full_messages # =>
# ["Name is too short (minimum is 5 characters)", "Name can't be blank", "Address can't be blank"]
def full_messages ( options = { } )
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@errors . values . inject ( [ ] ) do | full_messages , errors |
full_messages + errors . map { | error | error . full_message }
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end
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end
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# Returns true if no errors have been added.
def empty?
@errors . empty?
end
# Removes all errors that have been added.
def clear
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@errors = ActiveSupport :: OrderedHash . new
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end
# Returns the total number of errors added. Two errors added to the same attribute will be counted as such.
def size
@errors . values . inject ( 0 ) { | error_count , attribute | error_count + attribute . size }
end
alias_method :count , :size
alias_method :length , :size
# Returns an XML representation of this error object.
#
# class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
# validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
# end
#
# company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
# company.errors.to_xml
# # => <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# # <errors>
# # <error>Name is too short (minimum is 5 characters)</error>
# # <error>Name can't be blank</error>
# # <error>Address can't be blank</error>
# # </errors>
def to_xml ( options = { } )
options [ :root ] || = " errors "
options [ :indent ] || = 2
options [ :builder ] || = Builder :: XmlMarkup . new ( :indent = > options [ :indent ] )
options [ :builder ] . instruct! unless options . delete ( :skip_instruct )
options [ :builder ] . errors do | e |
full_messages . each { | msg | e . error ( msg ) }
end
end
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def generate_message ( attribute , message = :invalid , options = { } )
ActiveSupport :: Deprecation . warn ( " ActiveRecord::Errors # generate_message has been deprecated. Please use ActiveRecord::Error.new().to_s. " )
Error . new ( @base , attribute , message , options ) . to_s
end
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end
# Please do have a look at ActiveRecord::Validations::ClassMethods for a higher level of validations.
#
# Active Records implement validation by overwriting Base#validate (or the variations, +validate_on_create+ and
# +validate_on_update+). Each of these methods can inspect the state of the object, which usually means ensuring
# that a number of attributes have a certain value (such as not empty, within a given range, matching a certain regular expression).
#
# Example:
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# protected
# def validate
# errors.add_on_empty %w( first_name last_name )
# errors.add("phone_number", "has invalid format") unless phone_number =~ /[0-9]*/
# end
#
# def validate_on_create # is only run the first time a new object is saved
# unless valid_discount?(membership_discount)
# errors.add("membership_discount", "has expired")
# end
# end
#
# def validate_on_update
# errors.add_to_base("No changes have occurred") if unchanged_attributes?
# end
# end
#
# person = Person.new("first_name" => "David", "phone_number" => "what?")
# person.save # => false (and doesn't do the save)
# person.errors.empty? # => false
# person.errors.count # => 2
# person.errors.on "last_name" # => "can't be empty"
# person.errors.on "phone_number" # => "has invalid format"
# person.errors.each_full { |msg| puts msg }
# # => "Last name can't be empty\n" +
# # "Phone number has invalid format"
#
# person.attributes = { "last_name" => "Heinemeier", "phone_number" => "555-555" }
# person.save # => true (and person is now saved in the database)
#
# An Errors object is automatically created for every Active Record.
module Validations
VALIDATIONS = %w( validate validate_on_create validate_on_update )
def self . included ( base ) # :nodoc:
base . extend ClassMethods
base . class_eval do
alias_method_chain :save , :validation
alias_method_chain :save! , :validation
end
base . send :include , ActiveSupport :: Callbacks
base . define_callbacks * VALIDATIONS
end
# Active Record classes can implement validations in several ways. The highest level, easiest to read,
# and recommended approach is to use the declarative <tt>validates_..._of</tt> class methods (and
# +validates_associated+) documented below. These are sufficient for most model validations.
#
# Slightly lower level is +validates_each+. It provides some of the same options as the purely declarative
# validation methods, but like all the lower-level approaches it requires manually adding to the errors collection
# when the record is invalid.
#
# At a yet lower level, a model can use the class methods +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+
# to add validation methods or blocks. These are ActiveSupport::Callbacks and follow the same rules of inheritance
# and chaining.
#
# The lowest level style is to define the instance methods +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+
# as documented in ActiveRecord::Validations.
#
# == +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+ Class Methods
#
# Calls to these methods add a validation method or block to the class. Again, this approach is recommended
# only when the higher-level methods documented below (<tt>validates_..._of</tt> and +validates_associated+) are
# insufficient to handle the required validation.
#
# This can be done with a symbol pointing to a method:
#
# class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
# validate :must_be_friends
#
# def must_be_friends
# errors.add_to_base("Must be friends to leave a comment") unless commenter.friend_of?(commentee)
# end
# end
#
# Or with a block which is passed the current record to be validated:
#
# class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
# validate do |comment|
# comment.must_be_friends
# end
#
# def must_be_friends
# errors.add_to_base("Must be friends to leave a comment") unless commenter.friend_of?(commentee)
# end
# end
#
# This usage applies to +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+ as well.
module ClassMethods
DEFAULT_VALIDATION_OPTIONS = {
:on = > :save ,
:allow_nil = > false ,
:allow_blank = > false ,
:message = > nil
} . freeze
ALL_RANGE_OPTIONS = [ :is , :within , :in , :minimum , :maximum ] . freeze
ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS = { :greater_than = > '>' , :greater_than_or_equal_to = > '>=' ,
:equal_to = > '==' , :less_than = > '<' , :less_than_or_equal_to = > '<=' ,
:odd = > 'odd?' , :even = > 'even?' } . freeze
# Validates each attribute against a block.
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_each :first_name, :last_name do |record, attr, value|
# record.errors.add attr, 'starts with z.' if value[0] == ?z
# end
# end
#
# Options:
# * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is +nil+.
# * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is blank.
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
def validates_each ( * attrs )
options = attrs . extract_options! . symbolize_keys
attrs = attrs . flatten
# Declare the validation.
send ( validation_method ( options [ :on ] || :save ) , options ) do | record |
attrs . each do | attr |
value = record . send ( attr )
next if ( value . nil? && options [ :allow_nil ] ) || ( value . blank? && options [ :allow_blank ] )
yield record , attr , value
end
end
end
# Encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate a password or email address field with a confirmation. Example:
#
# Model:
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_confirmation_of :user_name, :password
# validates_confirmation_of :email_address, :message => "should match confirmation"
# end
#
# View:
# <%= password_field "person", "password" %>
# <%= password_field "person", "password_confirmation" %>
#
# The added +password_confirmation+ attribute is virtual; it exists only as an in-memory attribute for validating the password.
# To achieve this, the validation adds accessors to the model for the confirmation attribute. NOTE: This check is performed
# only if +password_confirmation+ is not +nil+, and by default only on save. To require confirmation, make sure to add a presence
# check for the confirmation attribute:
#
# validates_presence_of :password_confirmation, :if => :password_changed?
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "doesn't match confirmation").
# * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
def validates_confirmation_of ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :on = > :save }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
attr_accessor ( * ( attr_names . map { | n | " #{ n } _confirmation " } ) )
validates_each ( attr_names , configuration ) do | record , attr_name , value |
unless record . send ( " #{ attr_name } _confirmation " ) . nil? or value == record . send ( " #{ attr_name } _confirmation " )
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record . errors . add ( attr_name , :confirmation , :default = > configuration [ :message ] )
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end
end
end
# Encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate the acceptance of a terms of service check box (or similar agreement). Example:
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_acceptance_of :terms_of_service
# validates_acceptance_of :eula, :message => "must be abided"
# end
#
# If the database column does not exist, the +terms_of_service+ attribute is entirely virtual. This check is
# performed only if +terms_of_service+ is not +nil+ and by default on save.
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "must be accepted").
# * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is +nil+ (default is true).
# * <tt>:accept</tt> - Specifies value that is considered accepted. The default value is a string "1", which
# makes it easy to relate to an HTML checkbox. This should be set to +true+ if you are validating a database
# column, since the attribute is typecast from "1" to +true+ before validation.
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
def validates_acceptance_of ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :on = > :save , :allow_nil = > true , :accept = > " 1 " }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
db_cols = begin
column_names
rescue Exception # To ignore both statement and connection errors
[ ]
end
names = attr_names . reject { | name | db_cols . include? ( name . to_s ) }
attr_accessor ( * names )
validates_each ( attr_names , configuration ) do | record , attr_name , value |
unless value == configuration [ :accept ]
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record . errors . add ( attr_name , :accepted , :default = > configuration [ :message ] )
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end
end
end
# Validates that the specified attributes are not blank (as defined by Object#blank?). Happens by default on save. Example:
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_presence_of :first_name
# end
#
# The first_name attribute must be in the object and it cannot be blank.
#
# If you want to validate the presence of a boolean field (where the real values are true and false),
# you will want to use <tt>validates_inclusion_of :field_name, :in => [true, false]</tt>.
#
# This is due to the way Object#blank? handles boolean values: <tt>false.blank? # => true</tt>.
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "can't be blank").
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# * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>,
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# <tt>:update</tt>).
# * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>).
# The method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>).
# The method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
#
def validates_presence_of ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :on = > :save }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
# can't use validates_each here, because it cannot cope with nonexistent attributes,
# while errors.add_on_empty can
send ( validation_method ( configuration [ :on ] ) , configuration ) do | record |
record . errors . add_on_blank ( attr_names , configuration [ :message ] )
end
end
# Validates that the specified attribute matches the length restrictions supplied. Only one option can be used at a time:
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_length_of :first_name, :maximum=>30
# validates_length_of :last_name, :maximum=>30, :message=>"less than {{count}} if you don't mind"
# validates_length_of :fax, :in => 7..32, :allow_nil => true
# validates_length_of :phone, :in => 7..32, :allow_blank => true
# validates_length_of :user_name, :within => 6..20, :too_long => "pick a shorter name", :too_short => "pick a longer name"
# validates_length_of :fav_bra_size, :minimum => 1, :too_short => "please enter at least {{count}} character"
# validates_length_of :smurf_leader, :is => 4, :message => "papa is spelled with {{count}} characters... don't play me."
# validates_length_of :essay, :minimum => 100, :too_short => "Your essay must be at least {{count}} words."), :tokenizer => lambda {|str| str.scan(/\w+/) }
# end
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:minimum</tt> - The minimum size of the attribute.
# * <tt>:maximum</tt> - The maximum size of the attribute.
# * <tt>:is</tt> - The exact size of the attribute.
# * <tt>:within</tt> - A range specifying the minimum and maximum size of the attribute.
# * <tt>:in</tt> - A synonym(or alias) for <tt>:within</tt>.
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Attribute may be +nil+; skip validation.
# * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - Attribute may be blank; skip validation.
# * <tt>:too_long</tt> - The error message if the attribute goes over the maximum (default is: "is too long (maximum is {{count}} characters)").
# * <tt>:too_short</tt> - The error message if the attribute goes under the minimum (default is: "is too short (min is {{count}} characters)").
# * <tt>:wrong_length</tt> - The error message if using the <tt>:is</tt> method and the attribute is the wrong size (default is: "is the wrong length (should be {{count}} characters)").
# * <tt>:message</tt> - The error message to use for a <tt>:minimum</tt>, <tt>:maximum</tt>, or <tt>:is</tt> violation. An alias of the appropriate <tt>too_long</tt>/<tt>too_short</tt>/<tt>wrong_length</tt> message.
# * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:tokenizer</tt> - Specifies how to split up the attribute string. (e.g. <tt>:tokenizer => lambda {|str| str.scan(/\w+/)}</tt> to
# count words as in above example.)
# Defaults to <tt>lambda{ |value| value.split(//) }</tt> which counts individual characters.
def validates_length_of ( * attrs )
# Merge given options with defaults.
options = {
:tokenizer = > lambda { | value | value . split ( / / ) }
} . merge ( DEFAULT_VALIDATION_OPTIONS )
options . update ( attrs . extract_options! . symbolize_keys )
# Ensure that one and only one range option is specified.
range_options = ALL_RANGE_OPTIONS & options . keys
case range_options . size
when 0
raise ArgumentError , 'Range unspecified. Specify the :within, :maximum, :minimum, or :is option.'
when 1
# Valid number of options; do nothing.
else
raise ArgumentError , 'Too many range options specified. Choose only one.'
end
# Get range option and value.
option = range_options . first
option_value = options [ range_options . first ]
key = { :is = > :wrong_length , :minimum = > :too_short , :maximum = > :too_long } [ option ]
custom_message = options [ :message ] || options [ key ]
case option
when :within , :in
raise ArgumentError , " : #{ option } must be a Range " unless option_value . is_a? ( Range )
validates_each ( attrs , options ) do | record , attr , value |
value = options [ :tokenizer ] . call ( value ) if value . kind_of? ( String )
if value . nil? or value . size < option_value . begin
record . errors . add ( attr , :too_short , :default = > custom_message || options [ :too_short ] , :count = > option_value . begin )
elsif value . size > option_value . end
record . errors . add ( attr , :too_long , :default = > custom_message || options [ :too_long ] , :count = > option_value . end )
end
end
when :is , :minimum , :maximum
raise ArgumentError , " : #{ option } must be a nonnegative Integer " unless option_value . is_a? ( Integer ) and option_value > = 0
# Declare different validations per option.
validity_checks = { :is = > " == " , :minimum = > " >= " , :maximum = > " <= " }
validates_each ( attrs , options ) do | record , attr , value |
value = options [ :tokenizer ] . call ( value ) if value . kind_of? ( String )
unless ! value . nil? and value . size . method ( validity_checks [ option ] ) [ option_value ]
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record . errors . add ( attr , key , :default = > custom_message , :count = > option_value )
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end
end
end
end
alias_method :validates_size_of , :validates_length_of
# Validates whether the value of the specified attributes are unique across the system. Useful for making sure that only one user
# can be named "davidhh".
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_uniqueness_of :user_name, :scope => :account_id
# end
#
# It can also validate whether the value of the specified attributes are unique based on multiple scope parameters. For example,
# making sure that a teacher can only be on the schedule once per semester for a particular class.
#
# class TeacherSchedule < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_uniqueness_of :teacher_id, :scope => [:semester_id, :class_id]
# end
#
# When the record is created, a check is performed to make sure that no record exists in the database with the given value for the specified
# attribute (that maps to a column). When the record is updated, the same check is made but disregarding the record itself.
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - Specifies a custom error message (default is: "has already been taken").
# * <tt>:scope</tt> - One or more columns by which to limit the scope of the uniqueness constraint.
# * <tt>:case_sensitive</tt> - Looks for an exact match. Ignored by non-text columns (+true+ by default).
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
#
# === Concurrency and integrity
#
# Using this validation method in conjunction with ActiveRecord::Base#save
# does not guarantee the absence of duplicate record insertions, because
# uniqueness checks on the application level are inherently prone to race
# conditions. For example, suppose that two users try to post a Comment at
# the same time, and a Comment's title must be unique. At the database-level,
# the actions performed by these users could be interleaved in the following manner:
#
# User 1 | User 2
# ------------------------------------+--------------------------------------
# # User 1 checks whether there's |
# # already a comment with the title |
# # 'My Post'. This is not the case. |
# SELECT * FROM comments |
# WHERE title = 'My Post' |
# |
# | # User 2 does the same thing and also
# | # infers that his title is unique.
# | SELECT * FROM comments
# | WHERE title = 'My Post'
# |
# # User 1 inserts his comment. |
# INSERT INTO comments |
# (title, content) VALUES |
# ('My Post', 'hi!') |
# |
# | # User 2 does the same thing.
# | INSERT INTO comments
# | (title, content) VALUES
# | ('My Post', 'hello!')
# |
# | # ^^^^^^
# | # Boom! We now have a duplicate
# | # title!
#
# This could even happen if you use transactions with the 'serializable'
# isolation level. There are several ways to get around this problem:
# - By locking the database table before validating, and unlocking it after
# saving. However, table locking is very expensive, and thus not
# recommended.
# - By locking a lock file before validating, and unlocking it after saving.
# This does not work if you've scaled your Rails application across
# multiple web servers (because they cannot share lock files, or cannot
# do that efficiently), and thus not recommended.
# - Creating a unique index on the field, by using
# ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements#add_index. In the
# rare case that a race condition occurs, the database will guarantee
# the field's uniqueness.
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#
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# When the database catches such a duplicate insertion,
# ActiveRecord::Base#save will raise an ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
# exception. You can either choose to let this error propagate (which
# will result in the default Rails exception page being shown), or you
# can catch it and restart the transaction (e.g. by telling the user
# that the title already exists, and asking him to re-enter the title).
# This technique is also known as optimistic concurrency control:
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimistic_concurrency_control
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#
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# Active Record currently provides no way to distinguish unique
# index constraint errors from other types of database errors, so you
# will have to parse the (database-specific) exception message to detect
# such a case.
def validates_uniqueness_of ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :case_sensitive = > true }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
validates_each ( attr_names , configuration ) do | record , attr_name , value |
# The check for an existing value should be run from a class that
# isn't abstract. This means working down from the current class
# (self), to the first non-abstract class. Since classes don't know
# their subclasses, we have to build the hierarchy between self and
# the record's class.
class_hierarchy = [ record . class ]
while class_hierarchy . first != self
class_hierarchy . insert ( 0 , class_hierarchy . first . superclass )
end
# Now we can work our way down the tree to the first non-abstract
# class (which has a database table to query from).
finder_class = class_hierarchy . detect { | klass | ! klass . abstract_class? }
column = finder_class . columns_hash [ attr_name . to_s ]
if value . nil?
comparison_operator = " IS ? "
elsif column . text?
comparison_operator = " #{ connection . case_sensitive_equality_operator } ? "
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value = column . limit ? value . to_s . mb_chars [ 0 , column . limit ] : value . to_s
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else
comparison_operator = " = ? "
end
sql_attribute = " #{ record . class . quoted_table_name } . #{ connection . quote_column_name ( attr_name ) } "
if value . nil? || ( configuration [ :case_sensitive ] || ! column . text? )
condition_sql = " #{ sql_attribute } #{ comparison_operator } "
condition_params = [ value ]
else
condition_sql = " LOWER( #{ sql_attribute } ) #{ comparison_operator } "
condition_params = [ value . mb_chars . downcase ]
end
if scope = configuration [ :scope ]
Array ( scope ) . map do | scope_item |
scope_value = record . send ( scope_item )
condition_sql << " AND " << attribute_condition ( " #{ record . class . quoted_table_name } . #{ scope_item } " , scope_value )
condition_params << scope_value
end
end
unless record . new_record?
condition_sql << " AND #{ record . class . quoted_table_name } . #{ record . class . primary_key } <> ? "
condition_params << record . send ( :id )
end
finder_class . with_exclusive_scope do
if finder_class . exists? ( [ condition_sql , * condition_params ] )
record . errors . add ( attr_name , :taken , :default = > configuration [ :message ] , :value = > value )
end
end
end
end
# Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is of the correct form by matching it against the regular expression
# provided.
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_format_of :email, :with => /\A([^@\s]+)@((?:[-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,})\Z/i, :on => :create
# end
#
# Note: use <tt>\A</tt> and <tt>\Z</tt> to match the start and end of the string, <tt>^</tt> and <tt>$</tt> match the start/end of a line.
#
# A regular expression must be provided or else an exception will be raised.
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is invalid").
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:with</tt> - The regular expression used to validate the format with (note: must be supplied!).
# * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
def validates_format_of ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :on = > :save , :with = > nil }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
raise ( ArgumentError , " A regular expression must be supplied as the :with option of the configuration hash " ) unless configuration [ :with ] . is_a? ( Regexp )
validates_each ( attr_names , configuration ) do | record , attr_name , value |
unless value . to_s =~ configuration [ :with ]
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record . errors . add ( attr_name , :invalid , :default = > configuration [ :message ] , :value = > value )
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end
end
end
# Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is available in a particular enumerable object.
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
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# validates_inclusion_of :gender, :in => %w( m f )
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# validates_inclusion_of :age, :in => 0..99
# validates_inclusion_of :format, :in => %w( jpg gif png ), :message => "extension {{value}} is not included in the list"
# end
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:in</tt> - An enumerable object of available items.
# * <tt>:message</tt> - Specifies a custom error message (default is: "is not included in the list").
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
def validates_inclusion_of ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :on = > :save }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
enum = configuration [ :in ] || configuration [ :within ]
raise ( ArgumentError , " An object with the method include? is required must be supplied as the :in option of the configuration hash " ) unless enum . respond_to? ( :include? )
validates_each ( attr_names , configuration ) do | record , attr_name , value |
unless enum . include? ( value )
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record . errors . add ( attr_name , :inclusion , :default = > configuration [ :message ] , :value = > value )
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end
end
end
# Validates that the value of the specified attribute is not in a particular enumerable object.
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_exclusion_of :username, :in => %w( admin superuser ), :message => "You don't belong here"
# validates_exclusion_of :age, :in => 30..60, :message => "This site is only for under 30 and over 60"
# validates_exclusion_of :format, :in => %w( mov avi ), :message => "extension {{value}} is not allowed"
# end
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:in</tt> - An enumerable object of items that the value shouldn't be part of.
# * <tt>:message</tt> - Specifies a custom error message (default is: "is reserved").
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
def validates_exclusion_of ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :on = > :save }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
enum = configuration [ :in ] || configuration [ :within ]
raise ( ArgumentError , " An object with the method include? is required must be supplied as the :in option of the configuration hash " ) unless enum . respond_to? ( :include? )
validates_each ( attr_names , configuration ) do | record , attr_name , value |
if enum . include? ( value )
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record . errors . add ( attr_name , :exclusion , :default = > configuration [ :message ] , :value = > value )
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end
end
end
# Validates whether the associated object or objects are all valid themselves. Works with any kind of association.
#
# class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
# has_many :pages
# belongs_to :library
#
# validates_associated :pages, :library
# end
#
# Warning: If, after the above definition, you then wrote:
#
# class Page < ActiveRecord::Base
# belongs_to :book
#
# validates_associated :book
# end
#
# this would specify a circular dependency and cause infinite recursion.
#
# NOTE: This validation will not fail if the association hasn't been assigned. If you want to ensure that the association
# is both present and guaranteed to be valid, you also need to use +validates_presence_of+.
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is invalid")
# * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
def validates_associated ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :on = > :save }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
validates_each ( attr_names , configuration ) do | record , attr_name , value |
unless ( value . is_a? ( Array ) ? value : [ value ] ) . collect { | r | r . nil? || r . valid? } . all?
record . errors . add ( attr_name , :invalid , :default = > configuration [ :message ] , :value = > value )
end
end
end
# Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is numeric by trying to convert it to
# a float with Kernel.Float (if <tt>only_integer</tt> is false) or applying it to the regular expression
# <tt>/\A[\+\-]?\d+\Z/</tt> (if <tt>only_integer</tt> is set to true).
#
# class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
# validates_numericality_of :value, :on => :create
# end
#
# Configuration options:
# * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is not a number").
# * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
# * <tt>:only_integer</tt> - Specifies whether the value has to be an integer, e.g. an integral value (default is +false+).
# * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+). Notice that for fixnum and float columns empty strings are converted to +nil+.
# * <tt>:greater_than</tt> - Specifies the value must be greater than the supplied value.
# * <tt>:greater_than_or_equal_to</tt> - Specifies the value must be greater than or equal the supplied value.
# * <tt>:equal_to</tt> - Specifies the value must be equal to the supplied value.
# * <tt>:less_than</tt> - Specifies the value must be less than the supplied value.
# * <tt>:less_than_or_equal_to</tt> - Specifies the value must be less than or equal the supplied value.
# * <tt>:odd</tt> - Specifies the value must be an odd number.
# * <tt>:even</tt> - Specifies the value must be an even number.
# * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
# * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
# not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
# method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
def validates_numericality_of ( * attr_names )
configuration = { :on = > :save , :only_integer = > false , :allow_nil = > false }
configuration . update ( attr_names . extract_options! )
numericality_options = ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS . keys & configuration . keys
( numericality_options - [ :odd , :even ] ) . each do | option |
raise ArgumentError , " : #{ option } must be a number " unless configuration [ option ] . is_a? ( Numeric )
end
validates_each ( attr_names , configuration ) do | record , attr_name , value |
raw_value = record . send ( " #{ attr_name } _before_type_cast " ) || value
next if configuration [ :allow_nil ] and raw_value . nil?
if configuration [ :only_integer ]
unless raw_value . to_s =~ / \ A[+-]? \ d+ \ Z /
record . errors . add ( attr_name , :not_a_number , :value = > raw_value , :default = > configuration [ :message ] )
next
end
raw_value = raw_value . to_i
else
begin
raw_value = Kernel . Float ( raw_value )
rescue ArgumentError , TypeError
record . errors . add ( attr_name , :not_a_number , :value = > raw_value , :default = > configuration [ :message ] )
next
end
end
numericality_options . each do | option |
case option
when :odd , :even
unless raw_value . to_i . method ( ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS [ option ] ) [ ]
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record . errors . add ( attr_name , option , :value = > raw_value , :default = > configuration [ :message ] )
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end
else
record . errors . add ( attr_name , option , :default = > configuration [ :message ] , :value = > raw_value , :count = > configuration [ option ] ) unless raw_value . method ( ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS [ option ] ) [ configuration [ option ] ]
end
end
end
end
# Creates an object just like Base.create but calls save! instead of save
# so an exception is raised if the record is invalid.
def create! ( attributes = nil , & block )
if attributes . is_a? ( Array )
attributes . collect { | attr | create! ( attr , & block ) }
else
object = new ( attributes )
yield ( object ) if block_given?
object . save!
object
end
end
private
def validation_method ( on )
case on
when :save then :validate
when :create then :validate_on_create
when :update then :validate_on_update
end
end
end
# The validation process on save can be skipped by passing false. The regular Base#save method is
# replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
def save_with_validation ( perform_validation = true )
if perform_validation && valid? || ! perform_validation
save_without_validation
else
false
end
end
# Attempts to save the record just like Base#save but will raise a RecordInvalid exception instead of returning false
# if the record is not valid.
def save_with_validation!
if valid?
save_without_validation!
else
raise RecordInvalid . new ( self )
end
end
# Runs +validate+ and +validate_on_create+ or +validate_on_update+ and returns true if no errors were added otherwise false.
def valid?
errors . clear
run_callbacks ( :validate )
validate
if new_record?
run_callbacks ( :validate_on_create )
validate_on_create
else
run_callbacks ( :validate_on_update )
validate_on_update
end
errors . empty?
end
# Performs the opposite of <tt>valid?</tt>. Returns true if errors were added, false otherwise.
def invalid?
! valid?
end
# Returns the Errors object that holds all information about attribute error messages.
def errors
@errors || = Errors . new ( self )
end
protected
# Overwrite this method for validation checks on all saves and use <tt>Errors.add(field, msg)</tt> for invalid attributes.
def validate
end
# Overwrite this method for validation checks used only on creation.
def validate_on_create
end
# Overwrite this method for validation checks used only on updates.
def validate_on_update
end
end
end