class ValidationProfiler::Rules::RequiredValidationRule

Public Instance Methods

error_message(field, attributes = {}, parent = nil) click to toggle source
# File lib/validation_profiler/rules/required_validation_rule.rb, line 5
def error_message(field, attributes = {}, parent = nil)

  field_name = field.to_s
  if parent != nil
    field_name = "#{parent.to_s}.#{field.to_s}"
  end

  #check if a custom error message has been specified in the attributes
  if attributes[:message] == nil
    #no custom error message has been specified so create the default message.
    "#{field_name} is required"
  else
    attributes[:message]
  end
end
validate(obj, field, attributes = {}, parent = nil) click to toggle source
# File lib/validation_profiler/rules/required_validation_rule.rb, line 22
def validate(obj, field, attributes = {}, parent = nil)

  #attempt to get the field value from the object
  field_value = get_field_value(obj, field)

  if field_value == nil
    return false
  end

  if field_value.is_a?(Array) || field_value.is_a?(String)
    return !field_value.empty?
  end

  return true

end