A CakePHP behavior that allows easy modifying of validation rules on the fly.
Compatible with Cake 2.4.7+
Feel free to make any code/docs contributions or post any issues.
You can just copy the behavior file to your APP/Model/Behavior folder
or
You can also install the plugin as with every other plugin:
- Put the files in
APP/Plugin/MultiValidation - In your bootstrap.php add
CakePlugin::load('MultiValidation')or justCakePlugin::loadAll()
Enable the plugin in your target model:
class User extends AppModel {
public $actsAs = array(
'MultiValidation.MultiValidation' => array(
'types' => array(
'enforceUsernameAndEmail' => array(
'username' => array(
'onlyAlpha' => array(
'rule' => 'alphaNumeric'
),
),
'email' =>
'validEmail' => array(
'rule' => 'email',
'required' => true
),
)
),
'enforcePassword' => array(
'password' => array(
'minCharsAllowed' => array(
'rule' => array('minLength', 8)
),
),
),
)
)
)
public $validate = array(
'username' => array(
'mustNotBeBlank' => array(
'rule' => 'notEmpty'
)
),
'password' => array(
'minCharsAllowed' => array(
'rule' => array('minLength', 4)
)
),
);
}Then in your model or controller you can do the following actions:
// Add new username and email validation:
$User->addValidation('enforceUsernameAndEmail');
// $User->loadedValidation() would return array('enforceUsernameAndEmail')
// Reset to default state:
$User->resetValidation();
// $User->loadedValidation() would return array('_default')
// Load and set only the password validation:
$User->loadValidation('enforcePassword');
// $User->loadedValidation() would return array('enforcePassword')
// Add the other validation type also:
$User->addValidation('enforceUsernameAndEmail');
// $User->loadedValidation() would return array('enforcePassword', 'enforceUsernameAndEmail')
// Reset again to default state:
$User->resetValidation();
// $User->loadedValidation() would return array('_default')