On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Rodrigo Lueneberg <li...@ruby-forum.com>
wrote:

> How can I refactor this coordinate validation routine so that I can use
> this method with other fields of the same type, for instance, with
> "full_last_position" and also maintain the cleanliness of the code and
> avoiding repeating method code?
>

Maybe what you're looking for is ActiveModel::Validator ?



>
> class Provider < ActiveRecord::Base
>   include UtilsModule
>   attr_accessor :full_target_area_coordinate, :full_last_position # this
> field validates and saves coordinate
>
>   validate :full_target_area_coordinate, :is_valid_coordinate?
>
>   def is_valid_coordinate?  # searches local geo_codes table for valid
> zip
>     coord = self.full_target_area_coordinate.to_str
>     match = coord.match(/^(-?\d{1,2}\.\d{6}),\s*(-?\d{1,2}\.\d{6})$/)
>     if match.nil?  # invalid format
>       errors.add(:target_area_coordinate, :invalid)
>       return false
>     end
>
>     self.target_area_coordinate =
> UtilsModule.convert_coordinate(self.full_target_area_coordinate)
>     return true
>   end
>
> end
>
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