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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validator.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validator.rb deleted file mode 100644 index 83a33f4dcd..0000000000 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validator.rb +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -module ActiveRecord #:nodoc: - - # A simple base class that can be used along with ActiveRecord::Base.validates_with - # - # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base - # validates_with MyValidator - # end - # - # class MyValidator < ActiveRecord::Validator - # def validate - # if some_complex_logic - # record.errors[:base] = "This record is invalid" - # end - # end - # - # private - # def some_complex_logic - # # ... - # end - # end - # - # Any class that inherits from ActiveRecord::Validator will have access to <tt>record</tt>, - # which is an instance of the record being validated, and must implement a method called <tt>validate</tt>. - # - # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base - # validates_with MyValidator - # end - # - # class MyValidator < ActiveRecord::Validator - # def validate - # record # => The person instance being validated - # options # => Any non-standard options passed to validates_with - # end - # end - # - # To cause a validation error, you must add to the <tt>record<tt>'s errors directly - # from within the validators message - # - # class MyValidator < ActiveRecord::Validator - # def validate - # record.errors[:base] << "This is some custom error message" - # record.errors[:first_name] << "This is some complex validation" - # # etc... - # end - # end - # - # To add behavior to the initialize method, use the following signature: - # - # class MyValidator < ActiveRecord::Validator - # def initialize(record, options) - # super - # @my_custom_field = options[:field_name] || :first_name - # end - # end - # - class Validator - attr_reader :record, :options - - def initialize(record, options) - @record = record - @options = options - end - - def validate - raise "You must override this method" - end - end -end |