From 4d4bdb0766713d78a2e5126ab4832c45324aa471 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikel Lindsaar Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:17:54 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Added ActiveModel::Errors documentation --- activemodel/README | 32 ++++++++ activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb | 107 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 139 insertions(+) diff --git a/activemodel/README b/activemodel/README index c8814a9ea3..9af10d8a38 100644 --- a/activemodel/README +++ b/activemodel/README @@ -78,3 +78,35 @@ functionality from the following modules: {Learn more}[link:classes/ActiveModel/Dirty.html] +* Adding +errors+ support to your object + + Provides the error messages to allow your object to interact with Action Pack + helpers seamlessly... + + class Person + + def initialize + @errors = ActiveModel::Errors.new(self) + end + + attr_accessor :name + attr_reader :errors + + def validate! + errors.add(:name, "can not be nil") if name == nil + end + + def ErrorsPerson.human_attribute_name(attr, options = {}) + "Name" + end + + end + + ... gives you... + + person.errors.full_messages + # => ["Name Can not be nil"] + person.errors.full_messages + # => ["Name Can not be nil"] + + {Learn more}[link:classes/ActiveModel/Errors.html] diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb index 0b6c75c46e..a51aa9698d 100644 --- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb +++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb @@ -2,9 +2,66 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/string/inflections' require 'active_support/ordered_hash' module ActiveModel + # Provides a modified +OrderedHash+ that you can include in your object + # for handling error messages and interacting with Action Pack helpers. + # + # A minimal implementation could be: + # + # class Person + # + # def initialize + # @errors = ActiveModel::Errors.new(self) + # end + # + # attr_accessor :name + # attr_reader :errors + # + # def validate! + # errors.add(:name, "can not be nil") if name == nil + # end + # + # # The following methods are needed to be minimally implemented + # + # def read_attribute_for_validation(attr) + # send(attr) + # end + # + # def ErrorsPerson.human_attribute_name(attr, options = {}) + # attr + # end + # + # def ErrorsPerson.lookup_ancestors + # [self] + # end + # + # def ErrorsPerson.model_name + # ActiveModel::Name.new(ErrorsPerson) + # end + # + # end + # + # The last four methods are required in your object for Errors to be + # able to generate error messages correctly and also handle multiple + # languages. + # + # The above allows you to do: + # + # p = Person.new + # p.validate! # => ["can not be nil"] + # p.errors.full_messages # => ["name can not be nil"] + # # etc.. class Errors < ActiveSupport::OrderedHash include DeprecatedErrorMethods + # Pass in the instance of the object that is using the errors object. + # + # class Person + # def initialize + # @errors = ActiveModel::Errors.new(self) + # end + # end + # + # def initialize(base) @base = base super() @@ -13,6 +70,10 @@ module ActiveModel alias_method :get, :[] alias_method :set, :[]= + # When passed a symbol or a name of a method, returns an array of errors for the method. + # + # p.errors[:name] #=> ["can not be nil"] + # p.errors['name'] #=> ["can not be nil"] def [](attribute) if errors = get(attribute.to_sym) errors @@ -21,28 +82,73 @@ module ActiveModel end end + # Adds to the supplied attribute the supplied error message. + # + # p.errors[:name] = "must be set" + # p.errors[:name] #=> ['must be set'] def []=(attribute, error) self[attribute.to_sym] << error end + # Iterates through each error key, value pair in the error messages hash. + # Yields the attribute and the error for that attribute. If the attribute + # has more than one error message, yields once for each error message. + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.each do |attribute, errors_array| + # # Will yield :name and "can't be blank" + # end + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.each do |attribute, errors_array| + # # Will yield :name and "can't be blank" + # # then yield :name and "must be specified" + # end def each each_key do |attribute| self[attribute].each { |error| yield attribute, error } end end + # Returns the number of error messages. + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.size #=> 1 + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.size #=> 2 def size values.flatten.size end + # Returns an array of error messages, with the attribute name included + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.to_a #=> ["name can't be blank", "name must be specified"] def to_a full_messages end + # Returns the number of error messages. + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.count #=> 1 + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.count #=> 2 def count to_a.size end + # Returns an xml formatted representation of the Errors hash. + # + # p.errors.add(:name, "can't be blank") + # p.errors.add(:name, "must be specified") + # p.errors.to_xml #=> Produces: + # + # # + # # + # # name can't be blank + # # name must be specified + # # def to_xml(options={}) require 'builder' unless defined? ::Builder options[:root] ||= "errors" @@ -59,6 +165,7 @@ module ActiveModel # for the same attribute and ensure that this error object returns false when asked if empty?. More than one # error can be added to the same +attribute+ in which case an array will be returned on a call to on(attribute). # If no +messsage+ is supplied, :invalid is assumed. + # # If +message+ is a Symbol, it will be translated, using the appropriate scope (see translate_error). def add(attribute, message = nil, options = {}) message ||= :invalid