comp.lang.ruby

Alex LeDonne

11/30/2007 9:40:00 PM

On Nov 30, 2007 4:15 PM, Joe Peck <joe@notsleepy.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have validation that I need to be able to bypass depending on a cookie
> that the user might have.
>
> My problem is for most users, they have to have a .edu or .com email
> address. So I wrote that into the validation.
>
> But if a certain cookie is set, I want to allow them to register with
> any email address, and still run the other validations (uniqueness of
> email, etc.)
>
> Does anyone have any information on how to do this?
>
> USER MODEL
> validates_presence_of :first_name, :last_name, :email, :password
> validates_uniqueness_of :email
> validates_format_of :email,
> :with => %r{\.(edu|com)$}i,
> :message => "Must be a valid email address"


Maybe use a filter in the controller that does registration. Try the
rails list for more help:
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyon...
or
http://www.ruby-forum.c...
on ruby-forum.

-A