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author | Mikel Lindsaar <raasdnil@gmail.com> | 2010-01-17 15:17:54 +1100 |
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committer | Mikel Lindsaar <raasdnil@gmail.com> | 2010-01-17 15:17:54 +1100 |
commit | 4d4bdb0766713d78a2e5126ab4832c45324aa471 (patch) | |
tree | 3eaa6b2d2652e6e727e28a9ae84a15efab0f98ae /activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb | |
parent | 6f663addaa7ed40f1133687d7a2be0958bf0c059 (diff) | |
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Added ActiveModel::Errors documentation
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diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb index 0b6c75c46e..a51aa9698d 100644 --- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb +++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb @@ -2,9 +2,66 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/string/inflections' require 'active_support/ordered_hash' module ActiveModel + # Provides a modified +OrderedHash+ that you can include in your object + # for handling error messages and interacting with Action Pack helpers. + # + # A minimal implementation could be: + # + # class Person + # + # def initialize + # @errors = ActiveModel::Errors.new(self) + # end + # + # attr_accessor :name + # attr_reader :errors + # + # def validate! + # errors.add(:name, "can not be nil") if name == nil + # end + # + # # The following methods are needed to be minimally implemented + # + # def read_attribute_for_validation(attr) + # send(attr) + # end + # + # def ErrorsPerson.human_attribute_name(attr, options = {}) + # attr + # end + # + # def ErrorsPerson.lookup_ancestors + # [self] + # end + # + # def ErrorsPerson.model_name + # ActiveModel::Name.new(ErrorsPerson) + # end + # + # end + # + # The last four methods are required in your object for Errors to be + # able to generate error messages correctly and also handle multiple + # languages. + # + # The above allows you to do: + # + # p = Person.new + # p.validate! # => ["can not be nil"] + # p.errors.full_messages # => ["name can not be nil"] + # # etc.. class Errors < ActiveSupport::OrderedHash include DeprecatedErrorMethods + # Pass in the instance of the object that is using the errors object. + # + # class Person + # def initialize + # @errors = ActiveModel::Errors.new(self) + # end + # end + # + # def initialize(base) @base = base super() @@ -13,6 +70,10 @@ module ActiveModel alias_method :get, :[] alias_method :set, :[]= + # When passed a symbol or a name of a method, returns an array of errors for the method. + # + # p.errors[:name] #=> ["can not be nil"] + # p.errors['name'] #=> ["can not be nil"] def [](attribute) if errors = get(attribute.to_sym) errors @@ -21,28 +82,73 @@ module ActiveModel end end + # Adds to the supplied attribute the supplied error message. + # + # p.errors[:name] = "must be set" + # p.errors[:name] #=> ['must be set'] def []=(attribute, error) self[attribute.to_sym] << error end + # Iterates through each error key, value pair in the error messages hash. + # Yields the attribute and the error for that attribute. If the attribute + # has more than one error message, yields once for each error message. + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.each do |attribute, errors_array| + # # Will yield :name and "can't be blank" + # end + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.each do |attribute, errors_array| + # # Will yield :name and "can't be blank" + # # then yield :name and "must be specified" + # end def each each_key do |attribute| self[attribute].each { |error| yield attribute, error } end end + # Returns the number of error messages. + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.size #=> 1 + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.size #=> 2 def size values.flatten.size end + # Returns an array of error messages, with the attribute name included + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.to_a #=> ["name can't be blank", "name must be specified"] def to_a full_messages end + # Returns the number of error messages. + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.count #=> 1 + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.count #=> 2 def count to_a.size end + # Returns an xml formatted representation of the Errors hash. + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.to_xml #=> Produces: + # + # # <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> + # # <errors> + # # <error>name can't be blank</error> + # # <error>name must be specified</error> + # # </errors> def to_xml(options={}) require 'builder' unless defined? ::Builder options[:root] ||= "errors" @@ -59,6 +165,7 @@ module ActiveModel # 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). def add(attribute, message = nil, options = {}) message ||= :invalid |