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  1. kevintyll revised this gist Aug 28, 2009. 1 changed file with 3 additions and 2 deletions.
    5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions active_record_validation_warnings.rb
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    end

    module Validations
    def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
    base.extend ClassMethods
    Base.class_eval do
    # we need to put the method chain back in.
    alias_method_chain :valid?, :callbacks
    end
    # Active Record classes can implement validations in several ways. The highest level, easiest to read,
    # and recommended approach is to use the declarative <tt>validates_..._of</tt> class methods (and
  2. kevintyll revised this gist Aug 28, 2009. 2 changed files with 24 additions and 0 deletions.
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    module ActiveRecord

    # This override allows for validation methods to provide warnings on attributes, as well as errors. Use this
    # to provide friendly warnings to your users when your business rules change, prior to turning on the new validations
    # and preventing your customers from saving records before they have a chance to change their system.
    #
    # Every AR object will now have 2 collections +record.errors+ and +record.warnings+.
    #
    # To set warnings, just add the +:level => :warning+ option to any validation method.
    #
    # validates_presence_of :phone_number, :level => :warning
    #
    # If phone_number is blank, it will now be stuffed into the warnings collection, instead of the errors collection.
    # The record will still be saved as long as the errors collection is empty, regardless of what is in the warnings
    # collection.
    #
    # To add this functionality to your app, just save this code in a file in your lib directory, and require it in an initializer or
    # environment.rb.
    #
    # This code basically is a rewrite of the validations.rb file in active_record, so it's only compatible with Rails 2.x, and may need to
    # change with future version of Rails. It was written agains Rails 2.3.2
    #
    # This code was based on code written by Michael Schuerig. https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/107-level-hooks-for-validations



    class Base
    # Returns the Warnings object that holds all information about attribute warning messages.
    def warnings
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    module ActiveRecord

    class Base
    # Returns the Warnings object that holds all information about attribute warning messages.
    def warnings
    @warnings ||= Warnings.new(self)
    end

    def valid?
    warnings.clear
    super
    end
    end

    # Active Record validation is reported to and from this object, which is used by Base#save to
    # determine whether the object would fail validations and prevent a save if the :level => warning flag were removed.
    class Warnings < Errors
    end

    module Validations
    def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
    base.extend ClassMethods
    end
    # Active Record classes can implement validations in several ways. The highest level, easiest to read,
    # and recommended approach is to use the declarative <tt>validates_..._of</tt> class methods (and
    # +validates_associated+) documented below. These are sufficient for most model validations.
    #
    # Slightly lower level is +validates_each+. It provides some of the same options as the purely declarative
    # validation methods, but like all the lower-level approaches it requires manually adding to the errors collection
    # when the record is invalid.
    #
    # At a yet lower level, a model can use the class methods +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+
    # to add validation methods or blocks. These are ActiveSupport::Callbacks and follow the same rules of inheritance
    # and chaining.
    #
    # The lowest level style is to define the instance methods +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+
    # as documented in ActiveRecord::Validations.
    #
    # == +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+ Class Methods
    #
    # Calls to these methods add a validation method or block to the class. Again, this approach is recommended
    # only when the higher-level methods documented below (<tt>validates_..._of</tt> and +validates_associated+) are
    # insufficient to handle the required validation.
    #
    # This can be done with a symbol pointing to a method:
    #
    # class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validate :must_be_friends
    #
    # def must_be_friends
    # errors.add_to_base("Must be friends to leave a comment") unless commenter.friend_of?(commentee)
    # end
    # end
    #
    # Or with a block which is passed the current record to be validated:
    #
    # class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validate do |comment|
    # comment.must_be_friends
    # end
    #
    # def must_be_friends
    # errors.add_to_base("Must be friends to leave a comment") unless commenter.friend_of?(commentee)
    # end
    # end
    #
    # This usage applies to +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+ as well.
    module ClassMethods
    # DEFAULT_VALIDATION_OPTIONS = {
    # :on => :save,
    # :allow_nil => false,
    # :allow_blank => false,
    # :message => nil
    # }.freeze
    #
    # ALL_RANGE_OPTIONS = [ :is, :within, :in, :minimum, :maximum ].freeze
    # ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS = { :greater_than => '>', :greater_than_or_equal_to => '>=',
    # :equal_to => '==', :less_than => '<', :less_than_or_equal_to => '<=',
    # :odd => 'odd?', :even => 'even?' }.freeze

    # Encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate a password or email address field with a confirmation. Example:
    #
    # Model:
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_confirmation_of :user_name, :password
    # validates_confirmation_of :email_address, :message => "should match confirmation"
    # end
    #
    # View:
    # <%= password_field "person", "password" %>
    # <%= password_field "person", "password_confirmation" %>
    #
    # The added +password_confirmation+ attribute is virtual; it exists only as an in-memory attribute for validating the password.
    # To achieve this, the validation adds accessors to the model for the confirmation attribute. NOTE: This check is performed
    # only if +password_confirmation+ is not +nil+, and by default only on save. To require confirmation, make sure to add a presence
    # check for the confirmation attribute:
    #
    # validates_presence_of :password_confirmation, :if => :password_changed?
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "doesn't match confirmation").
    # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    def validates_confirmation_of(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :on => :save }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

    attr_accessor(*(attr_names.map { |n| "#{n}_confirmation" }))

    validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
    unless record.send("#{attr_name}_confirmation").nil? or value == record.send("#{attr_name}_confirmation")
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :confirmation, :default => configuration[:message])
    end
    end
    end

    # Encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate the acceptance of a terms of service check box (or similar agreement). Example:
    #
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_acceptance_of :terms_of_service
    # validates_acceptance_of :eula, :message => "must be abided"
    # end
    #
    # If the database column does not exist, the +terms_of_service+ attribute is entirely virtual. This check is
    # performed only if +terms_of_service+ is not +nil+ and by default on save.
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "must be accepted").
    # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
    # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is +nil+ (default is true).
    # * <tt>:accept</tt> - Specifies value that is considered accepted. The default value is a string "1", which
    # makes it easy to relate to an HTML checkbox. This should be set to +true+ if you are validating a database
    # column, since the attribute is typecast from "1" to +true+ before validation.
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    def validates_acceptance_of(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :on => :save, :allow_nil => true, :accept => "1" }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

    db_cols = begin
    column_names
    rescue Exception # To ignore both statement and connection errors
    []
    end
    names = attr_names.reject { |name| db_cols.include?(name.to_s) }
    attr_accessor(*names)

    validates_each(attr_names,configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
    unless value == configuration[:accept]
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :accepted, :default => configuration[:message])
    end
    end
    end

    # Validates that the specified attributes are not blank (as defined by Object#blank?). Happens by default on save. Example:
    #
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_presence_of :first_name
    # end
    #
    # The first_name attribute must be in the object and it cannot be blank.
    #
    # If you want to validate the presence of a boolean field (where the real values are true and false),
    # you will want to use <tt>validates_inclusion_of :field_name, :in => [true, false]</tt>.
    #
    # This is due to the way Object#blank? handles boolean values: <tt>false.blank? # => true</tt>.
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "can't be blank").
    # * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>,
    # <tt>:update</tt>).
    # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>).
    # The method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>).
    # The method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    #
    def validates_presence_of(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :on => :save }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

    # can't use validates_each here, because it cannot cope with nonexistent attributes,
    # while errors.add_on_empty can
    send(validation_method(configuration[:on]), configuration) do |record|
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add_on_blank(attr_names, configuration[:message])
    end
    end

    # Validates that the specified attribute matches the length restrictions supplied. Only one option can be used at a time:
    #
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_length_of :first_name, :maximum=>30
    # validates_length_of :last_name, :maximum=>30, :message=>"less than {{count}} if you don't mind"
    # validates_length_of :fax, :in => 7..32, :allow_nil => true
    # validates_length_of :phone, :in => 7..32, :allow_blank => true
    # validates_length_of :user_name, :within => 6..20, :too_long => "pick a shorter name", :too_short => "pick a longer name"
    # validates_length_of :fav_bra_size, :minimum => 1, :too_short => "please enter at least {{count}} character"
    # validates_length_of :smurf_leader, :is => 4, :message => "papa is spelled with {{count}} characters... don't play me."
    # validates_length_of :essay, :minimum => 100, :too_short => "Your essay must be at least {{count}} words."), :tokenizer => lambda {|str| str.scan(/\w+/) }
    # end
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:minimum</tt> - The minimum size of the attribute.
    # * <tt>:maximum</tt> - The maximum size of the attribute.
    # * <tt>:is</tt> - The exact size of the attribute.
    # * <tt>:within</tt> - A range specifying the minimum and maximum size of the attribute.
    # * <tt>:in</tt> - A synonym(or alias) for <tt>:within</tt>.
    # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Attribute may be +nil+; skip validation.
    # * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - Attribute may be blank; skip validation.
    # * <tt>:too_long</tt> - The error message if the attribute goes over the maximum (default is: "is too long (maximum is {{count}} characters)").
    # * <tt>:too_short</tt> - The error message if the attribute goes under the minimum (default is: "is too short (min is {{count}} characters)").
    # * <tt>:wrong_length</tt> - The error message if using the <tt>:is</tt> method and the attribute is the wrong size (default is: "is the wrong length (should be {{count}} characters)").
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - The error message to use for a <tt>:minimum</tt>, <tt>:maximum</tt>, or <tt>:is</tt> violation. An alias of the appropriate <tt>too_long</tt>/<tt>too_short</tt>/<tt>wrong_length</tt> message.
    # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:tokenizer</tt> - Specifies how to split up the attribute string. (e.g. <tt>:tokenizer => lambda {|str| str.scan(/\w+/)}</tt> to
    # count words as in above example.)
    # Defaults to <tt>lambda{ |value| value.split(//) }</tt> which counts individual characters.
    def validates_length_of(*attrs)
    # Merge given options with defaults.
    options = { :level => :error,
    :tokenizer => lambda {|value| value.split(//)}
    }.merge(DEFAULT_VALIDATION_OPTIONS)
    options.update(attrs.extract_options!.symbolize_keys)

    # Ensure that one and only one range option is specified.
    range_options = ALL_RANGE_OPTIONS & options.keys
    case range_options.size
    when 0
    raise ArgumentError, 'Range unspecified. Specify the :within, :maximum, :minimum, or :is option.'
    when 1
    # Valid number of options; do nothing.
    else
    raise ArgumentError, 'Too many range options specified. Choose only one.'
    end

    # Get range option and value.
    option = range_options.first
    option_value = options[range_options.first]
    key = {:is => :wrong_length, :minimum => :too_short, :maximum => :too_long}[option]
    custom_message = options[:message] || options[key]

    case option
    when :within, :in
    raise ArgumentError, ":#{option} must be a Range" unless option_value.is_a?(Range)

    validates_each(attrs, options) do |record, attr, value|
    value = options[:tokenizer].call(value) if value.kind_of?(String)
    if value.nil? or value.size < option_value.begin
    record.send(options[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr, :too_short, :default => custom_message || options[:too_short], :count => option_value.begin)
    elsif value.size > option_value.end
    record.send(options[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr, :too_long, :default => custom_message || options[:too_long], :count => option_value.end)
    end
    end
    when :is, :minimum, :maximum
    raise ArgumentError, ":#{option} must be a nonnegative Integer" unless option_value.is_a?(Integer) and option_value >= 0

    # Declare different validations per option.
    validity_checks = { :is => "==", :minimum => ">=", :maximum => "<=" }
    validates_each(attrs, options) do |record, attr, value|
    value = options[:tokenizer].call(value) if value.kind_of?(String)
    unless !value.nil? and value.size.method(validity_checks[option])[option_value]
    record.send(options[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr, key, :default => custom_message, :count => option_value)
    end
    end
    end
    end

    alias_method :validates_size_of, :validates_length_of


    # Validates whether the value of the specified attributes are unique across the system. Useful for making sure that only one user
    # can be named "davidhh".
    #
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_uniqueness_of :user_name, :scope => :account_id
    # end
    #
    # It can also validate whether the value of the specified attributes are unique based on multiple scope parameters. For example,
    # making sure that a teacher can only be on the schedule once per semester for a particular class.
    #
    # class TeacherSchedule < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_uniqueness_of :teacher_id, :scope => [:semester_id, :class_id]
    # end
    #
    # 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
    # attribute (that maps to a column). When the record is updated, the same check is made but disregarding the record itself.
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - Specifies a custom error message (default is: "has already been taken").
    # * <tt>:scope</tt> - One or more columns by which to limit the scope of the uniqueness constraint.
    # * <tt>:case_sensitive</tt> - Looks for an exact match. Ignored by non-text columns (+true+ by default).
    # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    #
    # === Concurrency and integrity
    #
    # Using this validation method in conjunction with ActiveRecord::Base#save
    # does not guarantee the absence of duplicate record insertions, because
    # uniqueness checks on the application level are inherently prone to race
    # conditions. For example, suppose that two users try to post a Comment at
    # the same time, and a Comment's title must be unique. At the database-level,
    # the actions performed by these users could be interleaved in the following manner:
    #
    # User 1 | User 2
    # ------------------------------------+--------------------------------------
    # # User 1 checks whether there's |
    # # already a comment with the title |
    # # 'My Post'. This is not the case. |
    # SELECT * FROM comments |
    # WHERE title = 'My Post' |
    # |
    # | # User 2 does the same thing and also
    # | # infers that his title is unique.
    # | SELECT * FROM comments
    # | WHERE title = 'My Post'
    # |
    # # User 1 inserts his comment. |
    # INSERT INTO comments |
    # (title, content) VALUES |
    # ('My Post', 'hi!') |
    # |
    # | # User 2 does the same thing.
    # | INSERT INTO comments
    # | (title, content) VALUES
    # | ('My Post', 'hello!')
    # |
    # | # ^^^^^^
    # | # Boom! We now have a duplicate
    # | # title!
    #
    # This could even happen if you use transactions with the 'serializable'
    # isolation level. There are several ways to get around this problem:
    # - By locking the database table before validating, and unlocking it after
    # saving. However, table locking is very expensive, and thus not
    # recommended.
    # - By locking a lock file before validating, and unlocking it after saving.
    # This does not work if you've scaled your Rails application across
    # multiple web servers (because they cannot share lock files, or cannot
    # do that efficiently), and thus not recommended.
    # - Creating a unique index on the field, by using
    # ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements#add_index. In the
    # rare case that a race condition occurs, the database will guarantee
    # the field's uniqueness.
    #
    # When the database catches such a duplicate insertion,
    # ActiveRecord::Base#save will raise an ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
    # exception. You can either choose to let this error propagate (which
    # will result in the default Rails exception page being shown), or you
    # can catch it and restart the transaction (e.g. by telling the user
    # that the title already exists, and asking him to re-enter the title).
    # This technique is also known as optimistic concurrency control:
    # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimistic_concurrency_control
    #
    # Active Record currently provides no way to distinguish unique
    # index constraint errors from other types of database errors, so you
    # will have to parse the (database-specific) exception message to detect
    # such a case.
    def validates_uniqueness_of(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :case_sensitive => true }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

    validates_each(attr_names,configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
    # The check for an existing value should be run from a class that
    # isn't abstract. This means working down from the current class
    # (self), to the first non-abstract class. Since classes don't know
    # their subclasses, we have to build the hierarchy between self and
    # the record's class.
    class_hierarchy = [record.class]
    while class_hierarchy.first != self
    class_hierarchy.insert(0, class_hierarchy.first.superclass)
    end

    # Now we can work our way down the tree to the first non-abstract
    # class (which has a database table to query from).
    finder_class = class_hierarchy.detect { |klass| !klass.abstract_class? }

    column = finder_class.columns_hash[attr_name.to_s]

    if value.nil?
    comparison_operator = "IS ?"
    elsif column.text?
    comparison_operator = "#{connection.case_sensitive_equality_operator} ?"
    value = column.limit ? value.to_s[0, column.limit] : value.to_s
    else
    comparison_operator = "= ?"
    end

    sql_attribute = "#{record.class.quoted_table_name}.#{connection.quote_column_name(attr_name)}"

    if value.nil? || (configuration[:case_sensitive] || !column.text?)
    condition_sql = "#{sql_attribute} #{comparison_operator}"
    condition_params = [value]
    else
    condition_sql = "LOWER(#{sql_attribute}) #{comparison_operator}"
    condition_params = [value.mb_chars.downcase]
    end

    if scope = configuration[:scope]
    Array(scope).map do |scope_item|
    scope_value = record.send(scope_item)
    condition_sql << " AND " << attribute_condition("#{record.class.quoted_table_name}.#{scope_item}", scope_value)
    condition_params << scope_value
    end
    end

    unless record.new_record?
    condition_sql << " AND #{record.class.quoted_table_name}.#{record.class.primary_key} <> ?"
    condition_params << record.send(:id)
    end

    finder_class.with_exclusive_scope do
    if finder_class.exists?([condition_sql, *condition_params])
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :taken, :default => configuration[:message], :value => value)
    end
    end
    end
    end


    # Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is of the correct form by matching it against the regular expression
    # provided.
    #
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_format_of :email, :with => /\A([^@\s]+)@((?:[-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,})\Z/i, :on => :create
    # end
    #
    # Note: use <tt>\A</tt> and <tt>\Z</tt> to match the start and end of the string, <tt>^</tt> and <tt>$</tt> match the start/end of a line.
    #
    # A regular expression must be provided or else an exception will be raised.
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is invalid").
    # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:with</tt> - The regular expression used to validate the format with (note: must be supplied!).
    # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    def validates_format_of(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :on => :save, :with => nil }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

    raise(ArgumentError, "A regular expression must be supplied as the :with option of the configuration hash") unless configuration[:with].is_a?(Regexp)

    validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
    unless value.to_s =~ configuration[:with]
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :invalid, :default => configuration[:message], :value => value)
    end
    end
    end

    # Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is available in a particular enumerable object.
    #
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_inclusion_of :gender, :in => %w( m f ), :message => "woah! what are you then!??!!"
    # validates_inclusion_of :age, :in => 0..99
    # validates_inclusion_of :format, :in => %w( jpg gif png ), :message => "extension {{value}} is not included in the list"
    # end
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:in</tt> - An enumerable object of available items.
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - Specifies a custom error message (default is: "is not included in the list").
    # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    def validates_inclusion_of(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :on => :save }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

    enum = configuration[:in] || configuration[:within]

    raise(ArgumentError, "An object with the method include? is required must be supplied as the :in option of the configuration hash") unless enum.respond_to?(:include?)

    validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
    unless enum.include?(value)
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :inclusion, :default => configuration[:message], :value => value)
    end
    end
    end

    # Validates that the value of the specified attribute is not in a particular enumerable object.
    #
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_exclusion_of :username, :in => %w( admin superuser ), :message => "You don't belong here"
    # validates_exclusion_of :age, :in => 30..60, :message => "This site is only for under 30 and over 60"
    # validates_exclusion_of :format, :in => %w( mov avi ), :message => "extension {{value}} is not allowed"
    # end
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:in</tt> - An enumerable object of items that the value shouldn't be part of.
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - Specifies a custom error message (default is: "is reserved").
    # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is blank (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    def validates_exclusion_of(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :on => :save }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

    enum = configuration[:in] || configuration[:within]

    raise(ArgumentError, "An object with the method include? is required must be supplied as the :in option of the configuration hash") unless enum.respond_to?(:include?)

    validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
    if enum.include?(value)
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :exclusion, :default => configuration[:message], :value => value)
    end
    end
    end

    # Validates whether the associated object or objects are all valid themselves. Works with any kind of association.
    #
    # class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
    # has_many :pages
    # belongs_to :library
    #
    # validates_associated :pages, :library
    # end
    #
    # Warning: If, after the above definition, you then wrote:
    #
    # class Page < ActiveRecord::Base
    # belongs_to :book
    #
    # validates_associated :book
    # end
    #
    # this would specify a circular dependency and cause infinite recursion.
    #
    # NOTE: This validation will not fail if the association hasn't been assigned. If you want to ensure that the association
    # is both present and guaranteed to be valid, you also need to use +validates_presence_of+.
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is invalid")
    # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    def validates_associated(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :on => :save }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)

    validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
    unless (value.is_a?(Array) ? value : [value]).collect { |r| r.nil? || r.valid? }.all?
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :invalid, :default => configuration[:message], :value => value)
    end
    end
    end

    # Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is numeric by trying to convert it to
    # a float with Kernel.Float (if <tt>only_integer</tt> is false) or applying it to the regular expression
    # <tt>/\A[\+\-]?\d+\Z/</tt> (if <tt>only_integer</tt> is set to true).
    #
    # class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    # validates_numericality_of :value, :on => :create
    # end
    #
    # Configuration options:
    # * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is not a number").
    # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
    # * <tt>:only_integer</tt> - Specifies whether the value has to be an integer, e.g. an integral value (default is +false+).
    # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is +nil+ (default is +false+). Notice that for fixnum and float columns empty strings are converted to +nil+.
    # * <tt>:greater_than</tt> - Specifies the value must be greater than the supplied value.
    # * <tt>:greater_than_or_equal_to</tt> - Specifies the value must be greater than or equal the supplied value.
    # * <tt>:equal_to</tt> - Specifies the value must be equal to the supplied value.
    # * <tt>:less_than</tt> - Specifies the value must be less than the supplied value.
    # * <tt>:less_than_or_equal_to</tt> - Specifies the value must be less than or equal the supplied value.
    # * <tt>:odd</tt> - Specifies the value must be an odd number.
    # * <tt>:even</tt> - Specifies the value must be an even number.
    # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
    # not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>). The
    # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
    def validates_numericality_of(*attr_names)
    configuration = { :level => :error, :on => :save, :only_integer => false, :allow_nil => false }
    configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)


    numericality_options = ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS.keys & configuration.keys

    (numericality_options - [ :odd, :even ]).each do |option|
    raise ArgumentError, ":#{option} must be a number" unless configuration[option].is_a?(Numeric)
    end

    validates_each(attr_names,configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
    raw_value = record.send("#{attr_name}_before_type_cast") || value

    next if configuration[:allow_nil] and raw_value.nil?

    if configuration[:only_integer]
    unless raw_value.to_s =~ /\A[+-]?\d+\Z/
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :not_a_number, :value => raw_value, :default => configuration[:message])
    next
    end
    raw_value = raw_value.to_i
    else
    begin
    raw_value = Kernel.Float(raw_value)
    rescue ArgumentError, TypeError
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, :not_a_number, :value => raw_value, :default => configuration[:message])
    next
    end
    end

    numericality_options.each do |option|
    case option
    when :odd, :even
    unless raw_value.to_i.method(ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS[option])[]
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, option, :value => raw_value, :default => configuration[:message])
    end
    else
    record.send(configuration[:level].to_s.pluralize.to_sym).add(attr_name, option, :default => configuration[:message], :value => raw_value, :count => configuration[option]) unless raw_value.method(ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS[option])[configuration[option]]
    end
    end
    end
    end
    end
    end
    end