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diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/validates.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/validates.rb new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e8935d3794 --- /dev/null +++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/validates.rb @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +module ActiveModel + module Validations + module ClassMethods + # This method is a shortcut to all default validators and any custom + # validator classes ending in 'Validator'. Note that Rails default + # validators can be overridden inside specific classes by creating + # custom validator classes in their place such as PresenceValidator. + # + # Examples of using the default rails validators: + # validates :terms, :acceptance => true + # validates :password, :confirmation => true + # validates :username, :exclusion => { :in => %w(admin superuser) } + # validates :email, :format => { :with => /\A([^@\s]+)@((?:[-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,})\Z/i, :on => :create } + # validates :age, :inclusion => { :in => 0..9 } + # validates :first_name, :length => { :maximum => 30 } + # validates :age, :numericality => true + # validates :username, :presence => true + # validates :username, :uniqueness => true + # + # The power of the +validates+ method comes when using cusom validators + # and default validators in one call for a given attribute e.g. + # class EmailValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator + # def validate_each(record, attribute, value) + # record.errors[attribute] << (options[:message] || "is not an email") unless + # value =~ /^([^@\s]+)@((?:[-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,})$/i + # end + # end + # + # class Person + # include ActiveModel::Validations + # attr_accessor :name, :email + # + # validates :name, :presence => true, :uniqueness => true, :length => { :maximum => 100 } + # validates :email, :presence => true, :email => true + # end + # + # Validator classes my also exist within the class being validated + # allowing custom modules of validators to be included as needed e.g. + # + # module MyValidators + # class TitleValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator + # def validate_each(record, attribute, value) + # record.errors[attribute] << "must start with 'the'" unless =~ /^the/i + # end + # end + # end + # + # class Film + # include ActiveModel::Validations + # include MyValidators + # + # validates :name, :title => true + # end + # + def validates(*attributes) + validations = attributes.extract_options! + + raise ArgumentError, "You need to supply at least one attribute" if attributes.empty? + raise ArgumentError, "Attribute names must be symbols" if attributes.any?{ |attribute| !attribute.is_a?(Symbol) } + raise ArgumentError, "You need to supply at least one validation" if validations.empty? + + validations.each do |key, options| + begin + validator = const_get("#{key.to_s.camelize}Validator") + rescue NameError + raise ArgumentError, "Unknown validator: '#{key}'" + end + + validates_with(validator, (options == true ? {} : options).merge(:attributes => attributes)) + end + end + end + end +end
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