It isn`t include in your case, it`s extend: include 'custom_validations' class ActiveRecord::Base extend CustomValidations end
Here's a better explanation why -> http://blog.codevader.com/2008/09/27/including-and-extending-modules-in-ruby/ - Maurício Linhares http://alinhavado.wordpress.com/ (pt-br) | http://blog.codevader.com/ (en) On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 6:24 AM, sa 125 <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-s.net> wrote: > > Hi - I want to add my own validation to a rails app, and need help > making it global to my app. Basically, the validation makes sure a > number is positive - I found this code on the at > http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/822: > > module CustomValidations > > def validates_positive_or_zero(*attr_names) > configuration = { :message => "Cannot be negative" } > configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash) > validates_each attr_names do |m, a, v| > m.errors.add(a, configuration[:message]) if v<0 > end > end > > end > > I want to use it in my models like any other validation: > > class SomeModel < ActiveRecord::Base > validates_positivity_of :some_number, :another_number > end > > I saved it in lib/custom_validations.rb, and tried including it in the > top of my environment.rb to extend AR: > > include 'custom_validations' > class ActiveRecord::Base > include CustomValidations > end > > #.. rest of file > > Sadly, this won't work. How do I make rails identify this module and use > it properly? > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
