On Apr 29, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Jake K wrote:
> Hi Hoboers,
>
> I'm trying to add a function to my user model that validates the email
> address they are signing up with ends in a certain domain. I've added
> two things to my model...
>
> 1. A function for the actual validation:
>
> def validate_internal_email(email)
> domain = email.match(/\@(.+)/)[1] # isolate the domain out of
> address
> return true if domain.to_s == "hq.example.com"
> return false
> end
>
> 2. A before_create check to run the validation: (Not sure this is the
> right approach for what I'm trying to do)
>
> before_create do |user|
> if validate_internal_email(:email_address) == false
> error-messages.add("Your email must end in hq.example.com")
> end
> end
>
> Basically the idea is that only users with an
> @mysubdomain.mydomain.com can register for an account. Any tips on how
> to set this up?
You could use the built-in format validator:
validates :email_address, :format => { :with => /@hq\.example\.com\z/, :message
=> 'must end in hq.example.com' }
See http://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_validations_callbacks.html for
more details.
--Matt Jones
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