[eluser]Spir[/eluser]
[quote author="housecor" date="1273859488"]For a given datamapper model, how should fields that are required on some forms and not required/used on others be handled? My idea was to pass a validation array into the constructor, but would love to hear how others are solving this.
For example, my User model has a required password field in the validation array. I'd like to use the same user model elsewhere on an abbreviated form that only requires a few user related fields and doesn't require a password.[/quote]Maybe you can pass a function to your validation and in that function make some tests?
Imagine you have a var in your class that tells whether to check or not the value. That function will test the var and if it's set to TRUE for instance it will ask for a data.
Not sure I'm clear.
Here is an example (quick and dirty) :
Code:
class Object extends DataMapper {
var $validation = array('field' => Array('rules' => array('trim', '_check_value')));
var $doWeCheck_field = TRUE;
/**
* Validation function. Checks field value is in the list
*
* @access private
* @param string : field name
* @return bool
*/
function _check_value($field){
if ($this->doWeCheck_field) {
# check value
} else {
return TRUE;
}
return FALSE;
}
function set_check_field($bool=FALSE){
$this->doWeCheck_field=$bool;
}
}
in controller:
Code:
$o = new Object();
$o->set_check_field(TRUE); // field will be required
$o->set_check_field(FALSE); // field will not be required
