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1 module ActiveRecord
2   # Raised by save! and create! when the record is invalid.  Use the
3   # record method to retrieve the record which did not validate.
4   #   begin
5   #     complex_operation_that_calls_save!_internally
6   #   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => invalid
7   #     puts invalid.record.errors
8   #   end
9   class RecordInvalid < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
10     attr_reader :record
11     def initialize(record)
12       @record = record
13       super("Validation failed: #{@record.errors.full_messages.join(", ")}")
14     end
15   end
16
17   # Active Record validation is reported to and from this object, which is used by Base#save to
18   # determine whether the object in a valid state to be saved. See usage example in Validations.
19   class Errors
20     include Enumerable
21
22     def initialize(base) # :nodoc:
23       @base, @errors = base, {}
24     end
25
26     @@default_error_messages = {
27       :inclusion => "is not included in the list",
28       :exclusion => "is reserved",
29       :invalid => "is invalid",
30       :confirmation => "doesn't match confirmation",
31       :accepted  => "must be accepted",
32       :empty => "can't be empty",
33       :blank => "can't be blank",
34       :too_long => "is too long (maximum is %d characters)",
35       :too_short => "is too short (minimum is %d characters)",
36       :wrong_length => "is the wrong length (should be %d characters)",
37       :taken => "has already been taken",
38       :not_a_number => "is not a number"
39     }
40
41     # Holds a hash with all the default error messages, such that they can be replaced by your own copy or localizations.
42     cattr_accessor :default_error_messages
43
44
45     # Adds an error to the base object instead of any particular attribute. This is used
46     # to report errors that don't tie to any specific attribute, but rather to the object
47     # as a whole. These error messages don't get prepended with any field name when iterating
48     # with each_full, so they should be complete sentences.
49     def add_to_base(msg)
50       add(:base, msg)
51     end
52
53     # Adds an error message (+msg+) to the +attribute+, which will be returned on a call to <tt>on(attribute)</tt>
54     # for the same attribute and ensure that this error object returns false when asked if <tt>empty?</tt>. More than one
55     # error can be added to the same +attribute+ in which case an array will be returned on a call to <tt>on(attribute)</tt>.
56     # If no +msg+ is supplied, "invalid" is assumed.
57     def add(attribute, msg = @@default_error_messages[:invalid])
58       @errors[attribute.to_s] = [] if @errors[attribute.to_s].nil?
59       @errors[attribute.to_s] << msg
60     end
61
62     # Will add an error message to each of the attributes in +attributes+ that is empty.
63     def add_on_empty(attributes, msg = @@default_error_messages[:empty])
64       for attr in [attributes].flatten
65         value = @base.respond_to?(attr.to_s) ? @base.send(attr.to_s) : @base[attr.to_s]
66         is_empty = value.respond_to?("empty?") ? value.empty? : false
67         add(attr, msg) unless !value.nil? && !is_empty
68       end
69     end
70
71     # Will add an error message to each of the attributes in +attributes+ that is blank (using Object#blank?).
72     def add_on_blank(attributes, msg = @@default_error_messages[:blank])
73       for attr in [attributes].flatten
74         value = @base.respond_to?(attr.to_s) ? @base.send(attr.to_s) : @base[attr.to_s]
75         add(attr, msg) if value.blank?
76       end
77     end
78
79     # Will add an error message to each of the attributes in +attributes+ that has a length outside of the passed boundary +range+.
80     # If the length is above the boundary, the too_long_msg message will be used. If below, the too_short_msg.
81     def add_on_boundary_breaking(attributes, range, too_long_msg = @@default_error_messages[:too_long], too_short_msg = @@default_error_messages[:too_short])
82       for attr in [attributes].flatten
83         value = @base.respond_to?(attr.to_s) ? @base.send(attr.to_s) : @base[attr.to_s]
84         add(attr, too_short_msg % range.begin) if value && value.length < range.begin
85         add(attr, too_long_msg % range.end) if value && value.length > range.end
86       end
87     end
88
89     alias :add_on_boundry_breaking :add_on_boundary_breaking
90
91     # Returns true if the specified +attribute+ has errors associated with it.
92     def invalid?(attribute)
93       !@errors[attribute.to_s].nil?
94     end
95
96     # * Returns nil, if no errors are associated with the specified +attribute+.
97     # * Returns the error message, if one error is associated with the specified +attribute+.
98     # * Returns an array of error messages, if more than one error is associated with the specified +attribute+.
99     def on(attribute)
100       if @errors[attribute.to_s].nil?
101         nil
102       elsif @errors[attribute.to_s].length == 1
103         @errors[attribute.to_s].first
104       else
105         @errors[attribute.to_s]
106       end
107     end
108
109     alias :[] :on
110
111     # Returns errors assigned to base object through add_to_base according to the normal rules of on(attribute).
112     def on_base
113       on(:base)
114     end
115
116     # Yields each attribute and associated message per error added.
117     def each
118       @errors.each_key { |attr| @errors[attr].each { |msg| yield attr, msg } }
119     end
120
121     # Yields each full error message added. So Person.errors.add("first_name", "can't be empty") will be returned
122     # through iteration as "First name can't be empty".
123     def each_full
124       full_messages.each { |msg| yield msg }
125     end
126
127     # Returns all the full error messages in an array.
128     def full_messages
129       full_messages = []
130
131       @errors.each_key do |attr|
132         @errors[attr].each do |msg|
133           next if msg.nil?
134
135           if attr == "base"
136             full_messages << msg
137           else
138             full_messages << @base.class.human_attribute_name(attr) + " " + msg
139           end
140         end
141       end
142
143       return full_messages
144     end
145
146     # Returns true if no errors have been added.
147     def empty?
148       return @errors.empty?
149     end
150    
151     # Removes all the errors that have been added.
152     def clear
153       @errors = {}
154     end
155
156     # Returns the total number of errors added. Two errors added to the same attribute will be counted as such
157     # with this as well.
158     def size
159       error_count = 0
160       @errors.each_value { |attribute| error_count += attribute.length }
161       error_count
162     end
163    
164     alias_method :count, :size
165     alias_method :length, :size
166   end
167
168
169   # Active Records implement validation by overwriting Base#validate (or the variations, +validate_on_create+ and
170   # +validate_on_update+). Each of these methods can inspect the state of the object, which usually means ensuring
171   # that a number of attributes have a certain value (such as not empty, within a given range, matching a certain regular expression).
172   #
173   # Example:
174   #
175   #   class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
176   #     protected
177   #       def validate
178   #         errors.add_on_empty %w( first_name last_name )
179   #         errors.add("phone_number", "has invalid format") unless phone_number =~ /[0-9]*/
180   #       end
181   #
182   #       def validate_on_create # is only run the first time a new object is saved
183   #         unless valid_discount?(membership_discount)
184   #           errors.add("membership_discount", "has expired")
185   #         end
186   #       end
187   #
188   #       def validate_on_update
189   #         errors.add_to_base("No changes have occurred") if unchanged_attributes?
190   #       end
191   #   end
192   #
193   #   person = Person.new("first_name" => "David", "phone_number" => "what?")
194   #   person.save                         # => false (and doesn't do the save)
195   #   person.errors.empty?                # => false
196   #   person.errors.count                 # => 2
197   #   person.errors.on "last_name"        # => "can't be empty"
198   #   person.errors.on "phone_number"     # => "has invalid format"
199   #   person.errors.each_full { |msg| puts msg }
200   #                                       # => "Last name can't be empty\n" +
201   #                                            "Phone number has invalid format"
202   #
203   #   person.attributes = { "last_name" => "Heinemeier", "phone_number" => "555-555" }
204   #   person.save # => true (and person is now saved in the database)
205   #
206   # An +Errors+ object is automatically created for every Active Record.
207   #
208   # Please do have a look at ActiveRecord::Validations::ClassMethods for a higher level of validations.
209   module Validations
210     VALIDATIONS = %w( validate validate_on_create validate_on_update )
211
212     def self.append_features(base) # :nodoc:
213       super
214       base.extend ClassMethods
215       base.class_eval do
216         alias_method :save_without_validation, :save
217         alias_method :save, :save_with_validation
218
219         alias_method :save_without_validation!, :save!
220         alias_method :save!, :save_with_validation!
221
222         alias_method :update_attribute_without_validation_skipping, :update_attribute
223         alias_method :update_attribute, :update_attribute_with_validation_skipping
224       end
225     end
226
227     # All of the following validations are defined in the class scope of the model that you're interested in validating.
228     # They offer a more declarative way of specifying when the model is valid and when it is not. It is recommended to use
229     # these over the low-level calls to validate and validate_on_create when possible.
230     module ClassMethods
231       DEFAULT_VALIDATION_OPTIONS = {
232         :on => :save,
233         :allow_nil => false,
234         :message => nil
235       }.freeze
236
237       ALL_RANGE_OPTIONS = [ :is, :within, :in, :minimum, :maximum ].freeze
238
239       def validate(*methods, &block)
240         methods << block if block_given?
241         write_inheritable_set(:validate, methods)
242       end
243
244       def validate_on_create(*methods, &block)
245         methods << block if block_given?
246         write_inheritable_set(:validate_on_create, methods)
247       end
248
249       def validate_on_update(*methods, &block)
250         methods << block if block_given?
251         write_inheritable_set(:validate_on_update, methods)
252       end
253
254       def condition_block?(condition)
255         condition.respond_to?("call") && (condition.arity == 1 || condition.arity == -1)
256       end
257
258       # Determine from the given condition (whether a block, procedure, method or string)
259       # whether or not to validate the record.  See #validates_each.
260       def evaluate_condition(condition, record)
261         case condition
262           when Symbol: record.send(condition)
263           when String: eval(condition, binding)
264           else
265             if condition_block?(condition)
266               condition.call(record)
267             else
268               raise(
269                 ActiveRecordError,
270                 "Validations need to be either a symbol, string (to be eval'ed), proc/method, or " +
271                 "class implementing a static validation method"
272               )
273             end
274           end
275       end
276
277       # Validates each attribute against a block.
278       #
279       #   class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
280       #     validates_each :first_name, :last_name do |record, attr|
281       #       record.errors.add attr, 'starts with z.' if attr[0] == ?z
282       #     end
283       #   end
284       #
285       # Options:
286       # * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is :save, other options :create, :update)
287       # * <tt>allow_nil</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is nil.
288       # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
289       # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
290       # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
291       def validates_each(*attrs)
292         options = attrs.last.is_a?(Hash) ? attrs.pop.symbolize_keys : {}
293         attrs = attrs.flatten
294
295         # Declare the validation.
296         send(validation_method(options[:on] || :save)) do |record|
297           # Don't validate when there is an :if condition and that condition is false
298           unless options[:if] && !evaluate_condition(options[:if], record)
299             attrs.each do |attr|
300               value = record.send(attr)
301               next if value.nil? && options[:allow_nil]
302               yield record, attr, value
303             end
304           end
305         end
306       end
307
308       # Encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate a password or email address field with a confirmation. Example:
309       #
310       #   Model:
311       #     class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
312       #       validates_confirmation_of :user_name, :password
313       #       validates_confirmation_of :email_address, :message => "should match confirmation"
314       #     end
315       #
316       #   View:
317       #     <%= password_field "person", "password" %>
318       #     <%= password_field "person", "password_confirmation" %>
319       #
320       # The person has to already have a password attribute (a column in the people table), but the password_confirmation is virtual.
321       # It exists only as an in-memory variable for validating the password. This check is performed only if password_confirmation
322       # is not nil and by default on save.
323       #
324       # Configuration options:
325       # * <tt>message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "doesn't match confirmation")
326       # * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is :save, other options :create, :update)
327       # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
328       # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
329       # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
330       def validates_confirmation_of(*attr_names)
331         configuration = { :message => ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages[:confirmation], :on => :save }
332         configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
333
334         attr_accessor *(attr_names.map { |n| "#{n}_confirmation" })
335
336         validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
337           record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration[:message]) unless record.send("#{attr_name}_confirmation").nil? or value == record.send("#{attr_name}_confirmation")
338         end
339       end
340
341       # Encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate the acceptance of a terms of service check box (or similar agreement). Example:
342       #
343       #   class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
344       #     validates_acceptance_of :terms_of_service
345       #     validates_acceptance_of :eula, :message => "must be abided"
346       #   end
347       #
348       # The terms_of_service attribute is entirely virtual. No database column is needed. This check is performed only if
349       # terms_of_service is not nil and by default on save.
350       #
351       # Configuration options:
352       # * <tt>message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "must be accepted")
353       # * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is :save, other options :create, :update)
354       # * <tt>accept</tt> - Specifies value that is considered accepted.  The default value is a string "1", which
355       # makes it easy to relate to an HTML checkbox.
356       # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
357       # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
358       # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
359       def validates_acceptance_of(*attr_names)
360         configuration = { :message => ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages[:accepted], :on => :save, :allow_nil => true, :accept => "1" }
361         configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
362
363         attr_accessor *attr_names
364
365         validates_each(attr_names,configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
366           record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration[:message]) unless value == configuration[:accept]
367         end
368       end
369
370       # Validates that the specified attributes are not blank (as defined by Object#blank?). Happens by default on save. Example:
371       #
372       #   class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
373       #     validates_presence_of :first_name
374       #   end
375       #
376       # The first_name attribute must be in the object and it cannot be blank.
377       #     
378       # Configuration options:
379       # * <tt>message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "can't be blank")
380       # * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is :save, other options :create, :update)
381       # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
382       # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
383       # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
384       def validates_presence_of(*attr_names)
385         configuration = { :message => ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages[:blank], :on => :save }
386         configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
387
388         # can't use validates_each here, because it cannot cope with nonexistent attributes,
389         # while errors.add_on_empty can
390         attr_names.each do |attr_name|
391           send(validation_method(configuration[:on])) do |record|
392             unless configuration[:if] and not evaluate_condition(configuration[:if], record)
393               record.errors.add_on_blank(attr_name,configuration[:message])
394             end
395           end
396         end
397       end
398
399       # Validates that the specified attribute matches the length restrictions supplied. Only one option can be used at a time:
400       #
401       #   class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
402       #     validates_length_of :first_name, :maximum=>30
403       #     validates_length_of :last_name, :maximum=>30, :message=>"less than %d if you don't mind"
404       #     validates_length_of :fax, :in => 7..32, :allow_nil => true
405       #     validates_length_of :user_name, :within => 6..20, :too_long => "pick a shorter name", :too_short => "pick a longer name"
406       #     validates_length_of :fav_bra_size, :minimum=>1, :too_short=>"please enter at least %d character"
407       #     validates_length_of :smurf_leader, :is=>4, :message=>"papa is spelled with %d characters... don't play me."
408       #   end
409       #
410       # Configuration options:
411       # * <tt>minimum</tt> - The minimum size of the attribute
412       # * <tt>maximum</tt> - The maximum size of the attribute
413       # * <tt>is</tt> - The exact size of the attribute
414       # * <tt>within</tt> - A range specifying the minimum and maximum size of the attribute
415       # * <tt>in</tt> - A synonym(or alias) for :within
416       # * <tt>allow_nil</tt> - Attribute may be nil; skip validation.
417       #
418       # * <tt>too_long</tt> - The error message if the attribute goes over the maximum (default is: "is too long (maximum is %d characters)")
419       # * <tt>too_short</tt> - The error message if the attribute goes under the minimum (default is: "is too short (min is %d characters)")
420       # * <tt>wrong_length</tt> - The error message if using the :is method and the attribute is the wrong size (default is: "is the wrong length (should be %d characters)")
421       # * <tt>message</tt> - The error message to use for a :minimum, :maximum, or :is violation.  An alias of the appropriate too_long/too_short/wrong_length message
422       # * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is :save, other options :create, :update)
423       # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
424       # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
425       # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
426       def validates_length_of(*attrs)
427         # Merge given options with defaults.
428         options = {
429           :too_long     => ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages[:too_long],
430           :too_short    => ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages[:too_short],
431           :wrong_length => ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages[:wrong_length]
432         }.merge(DEFAULT_VALIDATION_OPTIONS)
433         options.update(attrs.pop.symbolize_keys) if attrs.last.is_a?(Hash)
434
435         # Ensure that one and only one range option is specified.
436         range_options = ALL_RANGE_OPTIONS & options.keys
437         case range_options.size
438           when 0
439             raise ArgumentError, 'Range unspecified.  Specify the :within, :maximum, :minimum, or :is option.'
440           when 1
441             # Valid number of options; do nothing.
442           else
443             raise ArgumentError, 'Too many range options specified.  Choose only one.'
444         end
445
446         # Get range option and value.
447         option = range_options.first
448         option_value = options[range_options.first]
449
450         case option
451           when :within, :in
452             raise ArgumentError, ":#{option} must be a Range" unless option_value.is_a?(Range)
453
454             too_short = options[:too_short] % option_value.begin
455             too_long  = options[:too_long]  % option_value.end
456
457             validates_each(attrs, options) do |record, attr, value|
458               if value.nil? or value.split(//).size < option_value.begin
459                 record.errors.add(attr, too_short)
460               elsif value.split(//).size > option_value.end
461                 record.errors.add(attr, too_long)
462               end
463             end
464           when :is, :minimum, :maximum
465             raise ArgumentError, ":#{option} must be a nonnegative Integer" unless option_value.is_a?(Integer) and option_value >= 0
466
467             # Declare different validations per option.
468             validity_checks = { :is => "==", :minimum => ">=", :maximum => "<=" }
469             message_options = { :is => :wrong_length, :minimum => :too_short, :maximum => :too_long }
470
471             message = (options[:message] || options[message_options[option]]) % option_value
472
473             validates_each(attrs, options) do |record, attr, value|
474               if value.kind_of?(String)
475                 record.errors.add(attr, message) unless !value.nil? and value.split(//).size.method(validity_checks[option])[option_value]
476               else
477                 record.errors.add(attr, message) unless !value.nil? and value.size.method(validity_checks[option])[option_value]
478               end
479             end
480         end
481       end
482
483       alias_method :validates_size_of, :validates_length_of
484
485
486       # Validates whether the value of the specified attributes are unique across the system. Useful for making sure that only one user
487       # can be named "davidhh".
488       #
489       #   class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
490       #     validates_uniqueness_of :user_name, :scope => :account_id
491       #   end
492       #
493       # It can also validate whether the value of the specified attributes are unique based on multiple scope parameters.  For example,
494       # making sure that a teacher can only be on the schedule once per semester for a particular class.
495       #
496       #   class TeacherSchedule < ActiveRecord::Base
497       #     validates_uniqueness_of :teacher_id, :scope => [:semester_id, :class_id]
498       #   end
499       #
500       # 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
501       # attribute (that maps to a column). When the record is updated, the same check is made but disregarding the record itself.
502       #
503       # Configuration options:
504       # * <tt>message</tt> - Specifies a custom error message (default is: "has already been taken")
505       # * <tt>scope</tt> - One or more columns by which to limit the scope of the uniquness constraint.
506       # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
507       # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
508       # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
509        
510       def validates_uniqueness_of(*attr_names)
511         configuration = { :message => ActiveRecord::Errors.default_error_messages[:taken] }
512         configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
513
514         validates_each(attr_names,configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
515           condition_sql = "#{record.class.table_name}.#{attr_name} #{attribute_condition(value)}"
516           condition_params = [value]
517           if scope = configuration[:scope