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Class: ActiveModel::EachValidator

Relationships & Source Files
Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance Descendants
Subclasses:
ActiveModel::BlockValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::AbsenceValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::AcceptanceValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::ComparisonValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::ConfirmationValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::ExclusionValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::FormatValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::InclusionValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::LengthValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::NumericalityValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::PresenceValidator, ActiveModel::Validations::WithValidator, ActiveRecord::Validations::AbsenceValidator, ActiveRecord::Validations::AssociatedValidator, ActiveRecord::Validations::LengthValidator, ActiveRecord::Validations::NumericalityValidator, ActiveRecord::Validations::PresenceValidator, ActiveRecord::Validations::UniquenessValidator
Super Chains via Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance
Class Chain:
self, Validator
Instance Chain:
self, Validator
Inherits: ActiveModel::Validator
Defined in: activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb

Overview

EachValidator is a validator which iterates through the attributes given in the options hash invoking the #validate_each method passing in the record, attribute, and value.

All Active Model validations are built on top of this validator.

Class Method Summary

Validator - Inherited

.kind

Returns the kind of the validator.
.new

Accepts options that will be made available through the options reader.

Instance Attribute Summary

Validator - Inherited

#options

Instance Method Summary

Validator - Inherited

#kind

Returns the kind for this validator.
#validate

Override this method in subclasses with validation logic, adding errors to the records errors array where necessary.

Constructor Details

.new(options) ⇒ EachValidator

Returns a new validator instance. All options will be available via the options reader, however the :attributes option will be removed and instead be made available through the #attributes reader.

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError)
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# File 'activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb', line 140



def initialize(options)
  @attributes = Array(options.delete(:attributes))
  raise ArgumentError, ":attributes cannot be blank" if @attributes.empty?
  super
  check_validity!
end


  







Instance Attribute Details



  

    #attributes   (readonly)
  

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# File 'activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb', line 135



attr_reader :attributes


  







Instance Method Details



  

    #check_validity!  
  



  

    

Hook method that gets called by the initializer allowing verification that the arguments supplied are valid. You could for example raise an ArgumentError when invalid options are supplied.


  



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# File 'activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb', line 168



def check_validity!
end


  








  

    #validate(record)  
  



  

    

Performs validation on the supplied record. By default this will call #validate_each to determine validity therefore subclasses should override #validate_each with validation logic.


  



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# File 'activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb', line 150



def validate(record)
  attributes.each do |attribute|
    value = record.read_attribute_for_validation(attribute)
    next if (value.nil? && options[:allow_nil]) || (value.blank? && options[:allow_blank])
    value = prepare_value_for_validation(value, record, attribute)
    validate_each(record, attribute, value)
  end
end


  








  

    #validate_each(record, attribute, value)  
  



  

    

Override this method in subclasses with the validation logic, adding errors to the records errors array where necessary.


  





  
Raises:


    
  
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    (NotImplementedError)
  
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# File 'activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb', line 161



def validate_each(record, attribute, value)
  raise NotImplementedError, "Subclasses must implement a validate_each(record, attribute, value) method"
end