On Dec 27 2011, 3:59 pm, RhythmicDevil <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I am trying to get validation working for my application but I am > getting some weirdness. I have setup a custom RBAC implementation > using MongoDB and Ichikaway's datasource. > > https://github.com/ichikaway/mongoDB-Datasource > > I am working on validating in the Groups Model. This is my validate > property: > > public $validate = array( > 'group' => array( > 'isUnique' => array( > 'rule' => 'isUnique', > 'required' => true, > 'message' => 'Duplicate Group', > ), > 'notEmpty' => array( > 'rule' => 'notEmpty', > 'required' => true, > 'message' => 'Group name is required', > ) > ) > ); > > And I also have a validates() method > > public function validates() > { > parent::validates(); > > var_dump($this); > } > > So a couple of different scenarios give different results but not the > one I need. > > 1. If I wrap the Group->save() call in the controller like this: > > if ($this->Group->validates()) > { > if ($this->Group->save($this->data)) > { > $this->flash(__('Group Created.', true), > array('action' => 'index')); > } > } > > I always get a validation error when I edit saying that the group name > must be unique. > > 2. If I dont wrap the save method in the controller and only supply > the Model::validate property and the Model::validates() method then > the validation works but there is no notification. I have dumped out > the contents of the Model but I cant see anything that I can use to > determine what validation failed. > > 3. If I remove the Model::validates() method the Model acts like the > record saves but does not actually update the record. In other words > the record does not change unless the new data does not violate any of > the validation rules. > > Ok so I am out in the weeds. I realize I have to do some coding to > make this work, but I am not sure where that code should go. Does the > Datasource have something to do with filling the validation errors > array? > > What I really want it to make sure that the validation errors array > gets something so I can determine what happened and inform the user. > > Thanks
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