I'm not used to the MR wizard but here are some thoughts: - instead of validating a fullfledged DB entity, you could validate plain Form DTO that match each registration steps, monorail controller has a validator runner that you can use on any DTO bringing validation attributes - if session feel like unsecure storage (I feel the same way), isn't there a possibility to store each form DTO in a serialized form in a DB table that would be purged for expired / incomplete registration
theses look like extra work, but your usecase seems a bit critical and it's better to design with more separation rather than making that at a later stage For the ajax instant validation, it depends if you want full fledged validation (ie: validating every rules) or can accomodate only validate simplest rules (that is mandatory fields, email format, group non empty) For the simplest rules, using FormHelper with Validation enabled DTO + JQuery validation support would help, but it's still limitated to some validation attributes, this works without AJAX/reaching the server for more complex things (unique member name checked on server side, etc.) there is two ways I can think about: - ajax enabled way: having a controller action handling the form (ajax) POST returning JSON and use that JSON to handle validation feedback - get post redirect way: having a controller action handling the form POST performing a redirect on the next page if everything is ok, or redirect to the initial form if there is any failed validation, passing the form DTO in Flash (which is backed in Session), there again using FormHelper would help to restore the state of the form as it was submitted Let us know if you have any specific questions according to your implementation choices I hope this helps On Sep 11, 11:30 am, Daniel Hölbling <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I'm currently building a Registration form for my MonoRail application and > there is a LOT of data to be entered by the user. > So I decided to split it through using a Wizard interface. > > I just feel a bit at a loss what the best way would be to carry that > intermediary data from Step to Step. > I obviously can't put it in the DB or I'd see bad records in the Database > hat need to be cleaned up afterwards. > On the other hand I don't really feel comfortable putting that Data into the > Session. > > Another problem I see is Validation: > Since I am hydrating only one entity from the Form, the ActiveRecord > validator will always report invalidity until the very last step when all > required fields have been met. > I'd really like to do some sort of AJAX instant validation on that form, so > how do I query the validity of exactly one field? > > Does anyone have experience with the Wizards and can share some wisdom on > how to use it without the solution getting too complicated? > > greetings Daniel --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Castle Project Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/castle-project-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
