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-rw-r--r--activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb80
-rw-r--r--activeresource/lib/active_resource/validations.rb44
2 files changed, 58 insertions, 66 deletions
diff --git a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
index 749cc59284..d966062c7f 100644
--- a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
+++ b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module ActiveResource
#
# Since simple CRUD/lifecycle methods can't accomplish every task, Active Resource also supports
# defining your own custom REST methods. To invoke them, Active Resource provides the <tt>get</tt>,
- # <tt>post</tt>, <tt>put</tt> and <tt>delete</tt> methods where you can specify a custom REST method
+ # <tt>post</tt>, <tt>put</tt> and <tt>\delete</tt> methods where you can specify a custom REST method
# name to invoke.
#
# # POST to the custom 'register' REST method, i.e. POST /people/new/register.xml.
@@ -129,13 +129,19 @@ module ActiveResource
#
# <tt>404</tt> is just one of the HTTP error response codes that Active Resource will handle with its own exception. The
# following HTTP response codes will also result in these exceptions:
- #
- # * 200..399 - Valid response, no exception
+ #
+ # * 200..399 - Valid response, no exception (other than 301, 302)
+ # * 301, 302 - ActiveResource::Redirection
+ # * 400 - ActiveResource::BadRequest
+ # * 401 - ActiveResource::UnauthorizedAccess
+ # * 403 - ActiveResource::ForbiddenAccess
# * 404 - ActiveResource::ResourceNotFound
+ # * 405 - ActiveResource::MethodNotAllowed
# * 409 - ActiveResource::ResourceConflict
# * 422 - ActiveResource::ResourceInvalid (rescued by save as validation errors)
# * 401..499 - ActiveResource::ClientError
# * 500..599 - ActiveResource::ServerError
+ # * Other - ActiveResource::ConnectionError
#
# These custom exceptions allow you to deal with resource errors more naturally and with more precision
# rather than returning a general HTTP error. For example:
@@ -175,7 +181,7 @@ module ActiveResource
# === Timeouts
#
# Active Resource relies on HTTP to access RESTful APIs and as such is inherently susceptible to slow or
- # unresponsive servers. In such cases, your Active Resource method calls could timeout. You can control the
+ # unresponsive servers. In such cases, your Active Resource method calls could \timeout. You can control the
# amount of time before Active Resource times out with the +timeout+ variable.
#
# class Person < ActiveResource::Base
@@ -189,7 +195,7 @@ module ActiveResource
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail-fast) rather than cause cascading failures that could incapacitate your
# server.
#
- # When a timeout occurs, an ActiveResource::TimeoutError is raised. You should rescue from
+ # When a \timeout occurs, an ActiveResource::TimeoutError is raised. You should rescue from
# ActiveResource::TimeoutError in your Active Resource method calls.
#
# Internally, Active Resource relies on Ruby's Net::HTTP library to make HTTP requests. Setting +timeout+
@@ -238,7 +244,7 @@ module ActiveResource
end
end
- # Gets the user for REST HTTP authentication.
+ # Gets the \user for REST HTTP authentication.
def user
# Not using superclass_delegating_reader. See +site+ for explanation
if defined?(@user)
@@ -248,13 +254,13 @@ module ActiveResource
end
end
- # Sets the user for REST HTTP authentication.
+ # Sets the \user for REST HTTP authentication.
def user=(user)
@connection = nil
@user = user
end
- # Gets the password for REST HTTP authentication.
+ # Gets the \password for REST HTTP authentication.
def password
# Not using superclass_delegating_reader. See +site+ for explanation
if defined?(@password)
@@ -264,7 +270,7 @@ module ActiveResource
end
end
- # Sets the password for REST HTTP authentication.
+ # Sets the \password for REST HTTP authentication.
def password=(password)
@connection = nil
@password = password
@@ -307,8 +313,8 @@ module ActiveResource
end
end
- # An instance of ActiveResource::Connection that is the base connection to the remote service.
- # The +refresh+ parameter toggles whether or not the connection is refreshed at every request
+ # An instance of ActiveResource::Connection that is the base \connection to the remote service.
+ # The +refresh+ parameter toggles whether or not the \connection is refreshed at every request
# or not (defaults to <tt>false</tt>).
def connection(refresh = false)
if defined?(@connection) || superclass == Object
@@ -332,9 +338,9 @@ module ActiveResource
attr_accessor_with_default(:collection_name) { element_name.pluralize } #:nodoc:
attr_accessor_with_default(:primary_key, 'id') #:nodoc:
-
- # Gets the prefix for a resource's nested URL (e.g., <tt>prefix/collectionname/1.xml</tt>)
- # This method is regenerated at runtime based on what the prefix is set to.
+
+ # Gets the \prefix for a resource's nested URL (e.g., <tt>prefix/collectionname/1.xml</tt>)
+ # This method is regenerated at runtime based on what the \prefix is set to.
def prefix(options={})
default = site.path
default << '/' unless default[-1..-1] == '/'
@@ -343,14 +349,14 @@ module ActiveResource
prefix(options)
end
- # An attribute reader for the source string for the resource path prefix. This
- # method is regenerated at runtime based on what the prefix is set to.
+ # An attribute reader for the source string for the resource path \prefix. This
+ # method is regenerated at runtime based on what the \prefix is set to.
def prefix_source
prefix # generate #prefix and #prefix_source methods first
prefix_source
end
- # Sets the prefix for a resource's nested URL (e.g., <tt>prefix/collectionname/1.xml</tt>).
+ # Sets the \prefix for a resource's nested URL (e.g., <tt>prefix/collectionname/1.xml</tt>).
# Default value is <tt>site.path</tt>.
def prefix=(value = '/')
# Replace :placeholders with '#{embedded options[:lookups]}'
@@ -376,12 +382,12 @@ module ActiveResource
alias_method :set_collection_name, :collection_name= #:nodoc:
# Gets the element path for the given ID in +id+. If the +query_options+ parameter is omitted, Rails
- # will split from the prefix options.
+ # will split from the \prefix options.
#
# ==== Options
- # +prefix_options+ - A hash to add a prefix to the request for nested URLs (e.g., <tt>:account_id => 19</tt>
+ # +prefix_options+ - A \hash to add a \prefix to the request for nested URLs (e.g., <tt>:account_id => 19</tt>
# would yield a URL like <tt>/accounts/19/purchases.xml</tt>).
- # +query_options+ - A hash to add items to the query string for the request.
+ # +query_options+ - A \hash to add items to the query string for the request.
#
# ==== Examples
# Post.element_path(1)
@@ -471,7 +477,7 @@ module ActiveResource
# ==== Options
#
# * <tt>:from</tt> - Sets the path or custom method that resources will be fetched from.
- # * <tt>:params</tt> - Sets query and prefix (nested URL) parameters.
+ # * <tt>:params</tt> - Sets query and \prefix (nested URL) parameters.
#
# ==== Examples
# Person.find(1)
@@ -519,7 +525,7 @@ module ActiveResource
# Deletes the resources with the ID in the +id+ parameter.
#
# ==== Options
- # All options specify prefix and query parameters.
+ # All options specify \prefix and query parameters.
#
# ==== Examples
# Event.delete(2) # sends DELETE /events/2
@@ -630,8 +636,8 @@ module ActiveResource
attr_accessor :attributes #:nodoc:
attr_accessor :prefix_options #:nodoc:
- # Constructor method for new resources; the optional +attributes+ parameter takes a hash
- # of attributes for the new resource.
+ # Constructor method for \new resources; the optional +attributes+ parameter takes a \hash
+ # of attributes for the \new resource.
#
# ==== Examples
# my_course = Course.new
@@ -647,8 +653,8 @@ module ActiveResource
load(attributes)
end
- # Returns a clone of the resource that hasn't been assigned an +id+ yet and
- # is treated as a new resource.
+ # Returns a \clone of the resource that hasn't been assigned an +id+ yet and
+ # is treated as a \new resource.
#
# ryan = Person.find(1)
# not_ryan = ryan.clone
@@ -683,7 +689,7 @@ module ActiveResource
end
- # A method to determine if the resource a new object (i.e., it has not been POSTed to the remote service yet).
+ # A method to determine if the resource a \new object (i.e., it has not been POSTed to the remote service yet).
#
# ==== Examples
# not_new = Computer.create(:brand => 'Apple', :make => 'MacBook', :vendor => 'MacMall')
@@ -699,12 +705,12 @@ module ActiveResource
id.nil?
end
- # Get the +id+ attribute of the resource.
+ # Gets the <tt>\id</tt> attribute of the resource.
def id
attributes[self.class.primary_key]
end
- # Set the +id+ attribute of the resource.
+ # Sets the <tt>\id</tt> attribute of the resource.
def id=(id)
attributes[self.class.primary_key] = id
end
@@ -745,7 +751,7 @@ module ActiveResource
self == other
end
- # Delegates to id in order to allow two resources of the same type and id to work with something like:
+ # Delegates to id in order to allow two resources of the same type and \id to work with something like:
# [Person.find(1), Person.find(2)] & [Person.find(1), Person.find(4)] # => [Person.find(1)]
def hash
id.hash
@@ -770,9 +776,9 @@ module ActiveResource
end
end
- # A method to save (+POST+) or update (+PUT+) a resource. It delegates to +create+ if a new object,
- # +update+ if it is existing. If the response to the save includes a body, it will be assumed that this body
- # is XML for the final object as it looked after the save (which would include attributes like +created_at+
+ # A method to \save (+POST+) or \update (+PUT+) a resource. It delegates to +create+ if a \new object,
+ # +update+ if it is existing. If the response to the \save includes a body, it will be assumed that this body
+ # is XML for the final object as it looked after the \save (which would include attributes like +created_at+
# that weren't part of the original submit).
#
# ==== Examples
@@ -857,7 +863,7 @@ module ActiveResource
end
end
- # A method to reload the attributes of this object from the remote web service.
+ # A method to \reload the attributes of this object from the remote web service.
#
# ==== Examples
# my_branch = Branch.find(:first)
@@ -872,8 +878,8 @@ module ActiveResource
self.load(self.class.find(to_param, :params => @prefix_options).attributes)
end
- # A method to manually load attributes from a hash. Recursively loads collections of
- # resources. This method is called in +initialize+ and +create+ when a hash of attributes
+ # A method to manually load attributes from a \hash. Recursively loads collections of
+ # resources. This method is called in +initialize+ and +create+ when a \hash of attributes
# is provided.
#
# ==== Examples
@@ -944,7 +950,7 @@ module ActiveResource
end
end
- # Create (i.e., save to the remote service) the new resource.
+ # Create (i.e., \save to the remote service) the \new resource.
def create
returning connection.post(collection_path, encode, self.class.headers) do |response|
self.id = id_from_response(response)
diff --git a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/validations.rb b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/validations.rb
index a7c624f309..4bc906d291 100644
--- a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/validations.rb
+++ b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/validations.rb
@@ -216,39 +216,25 @@ module ActiveResource
end
end
- # Module to allow validation of Active Resource objects, which creates an Errors instance for every resource.
- # Methods are implemented by overriding Base#validate or its variants 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 and so on).
+ # Module to support validation and errors with Active Resource objects. The module overrides
+ # Base#save to rescue ActiveResource::ResourceInvalid exceptions and parse the errors returned
+ # in the web service response. The module also adds an +errors+ collection that mimics the interface
+ # of the errors provided by ActiveRecord::Errors.
#
# ==== Example
#
- # class Person < ActiveResource::Base
- # self.site = "http://www.localhost.com:3000/"
- # 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
+ # Consider a Person resource on the server requiring both a +first_name+ and a +last_name+ with a
+ # <tt>validates_presence_of :first_name, :last_name</tt> declaration in the model:
#
- # def validate_on_create # is only run the first time a new object is saved
- # unless valid_member?(self)
- # 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" => "Jim", "phone_number" => "I will not tell you.")
- # 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.attributes = { "last_name" => "Halpert", "phone_number" => "555-5555" }
- # person.save # => true (and person is now saved to the remote service)
+ # person = Person.new(:first_name => "Jim", :last_name => "")
+ # person.save # => false (server returns an HTTP 422 status code and errors)
+ # person.valid? # => false
+ # person.errors.empty? # => false
+ # person.errors.count # => 1
+ # person.errors.full_messages # => ["Last name can't be empty"]
+ # person.errors.on(:last_name) # => "can't be empty"
+ # person.last_name = "Halpert"
+ # person.save # => true (and person is now saved to the remote service)
#
module Validations
def self.included(base) # :nodoc: