ant-mapper 0.0.2

data/lib/ant_mapper/callbacks.rb

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+require 'observer'
+
+module AntMapper
+	# Callbacks是一个Ant Mapper对象生命周期内的钩子函数,允许你在对象状态改变的之前或之后触发相关规则.
+
+  # 当一个新对象的 <tt>Base#save</tt> 方法被调用时:
+  #
+  # * (-) <tt>save</tt>
+  # * (-) <tt>valid</tt>
+  # * (1) <tt>before_validation</tt>
+  # * (2) <tt>before_validation_on_create</tt>
+  # * (-) <tt>validate</tt>
+  # * (-) <tt>validate_on_create</tt>
+  # * (3) <tt>after_validation</tt>
+  # * (4) <tt>after_validation_on_create</tt>
+  # * (5) <tt>before_save</tt>
+  # * (6) <tt>before_create</tt>
+  # * (-) <tt>create</tt>
+  # * (7) <tt>after_create</tt>
+  # * (8) <tt>after_save</tt>
+  #
+  # 这里总共有8个回调.已经存在的记录调用<tt>Base#save</tt>时，除了<tt>_on_create</tt> 回调被<tt>_on_update</tt>取代外，其它都一样.
+  #
+  # 示例:
+  #   class CreditCard < AntMapper::Base
+  #     # Strip everything but digits, so the user can specify "555 234 34" or
+  #     # "5552-3434" or both will mean "55523434"
+  #     def before_validation_on_create
+  #       self.number = number.gsub(/[^0-9]/, "") if attribute_present?("number")
+  #     end
+  #   end
+  #
+  #   class Subscription < AntMapper::Base
+  #     before_create :record_signup
+  #
+  #     private
+  #       def record_signup
+  #         self.signed_up_on = Date.today
+  #       end
+  #   end
+  #
+  #
+  # == 继承回调序列
+  #
+  # 除了重写回调方法外，它也可以通过使用回调宏注册回调.宏能添加行为到回调序列，这样在多级继承时，能保留回调序列的完整。
+  # 示例:
+  #
+  #   class Topic < AntMapper::Base
+  #     before_destroy :destroy_author
+  #   end
+  #
+  #   class Reply < Topic
+  #     before_destroy :destroy_readers
+  #   end
+  #
+  # 现在, 当 <tt>Topic#destroy</tt> 运行时只调用 +destroy_author+.当<tt>Reply#destroy</tt>运行时，将调用+destroy_author+ 和  # +destroy_readers+ 。
+  #
+  #
+  module Callbacks
+    CALLBACKS = %w(
+      after_find after_initialize before_save after_save before_create after_create before_update after_update before_validation
+      after_validation before_validation_on_create after_validation_on_create before_validation_on_update
+      after_validation_on_update before_destroy after_destroy
+    )
+
+    def self.included(base) #:nodoc:
+      base.extend Observable
+
+      [:initialize,:create_or_update, :valid?, :create, :update, :destroy].each do |method|
+        base.send :alias_method_chain, method, :callbacks
+      end
+
+      base.send :include, AntSupport::Callbacks
+      base.define_callbacks *CALLBACKS
+    end
+
+    # 在调用<tt>Base.new</tt>时，对象被初始化之后执行。
+    def after_initialize() end
+
+    def initialize_with_callbacks(*args)
+    	result = initialize_without_callbacks(*args)
+    	callback(:after_initialize)
+    	result
+    end
+
+    # 在执行<tt>Base.save</tt>之前被调用 (不管是创建还是更新).
+    def before_save() end
+
+    # 在执行<tt>Base.save</tt>被调用(不管是创建还是更新).
+    #
+    #  class Contact < AntMapper::Base
+    #    after_save { logger.info( 'New contact saved!' ) }
+    #  end
+    def after_save()  end
+    def create_or_update_with_callbacks #:nodoc:
+      return false if callback(:before_save) == false
+      result = create_or_update_without_callbacks
+      callback(:after_save)
+      result
+    end
+    private :create_or_update_with_callbacks
+
+
+    def before_create() end
+
+    def after_create() end
+    def create_with_callbacks #:nodoc:
+      return false if callback(:before_create) == false
+      result = create_without_callbacks
+      callback(:after_create)
+      result
+    end
+    private :create_with_callbacks
+
+    def before_update() end
+
+    def after_update() end
+
+    def update_with_callbacks(*args) #:nodoc:
+      return false if callback(:before_update) == false
+      result = update_without_callbacks(*args)
+      callback(:after_update)
+      result
+    end
+    private :update_with_callbacks
+
+    def before_validation() end
+
+    def after_validation() end
+
+    def before_validation_on_create() end
+
+    def after_validation_on_create()  end
+
+    def before_validation_on_update() end
+
+    def after_validation_on_update()  end
+
+    def valid_with_callbacks? #:nodoc:
+      return false if callback(:before_validation) == false
+      if new_record? then result = callback(:before_validation_on_create) else result = callback(:before_validation_on_update) end
+      return false if false == result
+
+      result = valid_without_callbacks?
+
+      callback(:after_validation)
+      if new_record? then callback(:after_validation_on_create) else callback(:after_validation_on_update) end
+
+      return result
+    end
+
+    def before_destroy() end
+
+    def after_destroy()  end
+    def destroy_with_callbacks #:nodoc:
+      return false if callback(:before_destroy) == false
+      result = destroy_without_callbacks
+      callback(:after_destroy)
+      result
+    end
+
+    private
+      def callback(method)
+        result = run_callbacks(method) { |result, object| false == result }
+
+        if result != false #&& respond_to_without_attributes?(method)
+          result = send(method)
+        end
+
+        notify(method)
+
+        return result
+      end
+
+      def notify(method) #:nodoc:
+        self.class.changed
+        self.class.notify_observers(method, self)
+      end
+  end
+end

data/lib/ant_mapper/observer.rb

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+require 'singleton'
+require 'set'
+
+module AntMapper
+  module Observing # :nodoc:
+    def self.included(base)
+      base.extend ClassMethods
+    end
+
+    module ClassMethods
+      # 激活观察器. 示例:
+      #
+      #   # 调用PersonObserver.instance
+      #   AntMapper::Base.observers = :person_observer
+      #
+      #   # 调用Cacher.instance 和 GarbageCollector.instance
+      #   AntMapper::Base.observers = :cacher, :garbage_collector
+      #
+      #   # 通上
+      #   AntMapper::Base.observers = Cacher, GarbageCollector
+      #
+      # Note: Setting this does not instantiate the observers yet. +instantiate_observers+ is
+      # called during startup, and before each development request.
+      def observers=(*observers)
+        @observers = observers.flatten
+      end
+
+      # 获得当前observers.
+      def observers
+        @observers ||= []
+      end
+
+      # 实例化全部Ant Mapper观察器.
+      def instantiate_observers
+        return if @observers.blank?
+        @observers.each do |observer|
+          if observer.respond_to?(:to_sym) # Symbol or String
+            observer.to_s.camelize.constantize.instance
+          elsif observer.respond_to?(:instance)
+            observer.instance
+          else
+            raise ArgumentError, "#{observer} must be a lowercase, underscored class name (or an instance of the class itself) responding to the instance method. Example: Person.observers = :big_brother # calls BigBrother.instance"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      protected
+        # Notify observers when the observed class is subclassed.
+        def inherited(subclass)
+          super
+          changed
+          notify_observers :observed_class_inherited, subclass
+        end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Observer classes respond to lifecycle callbacks to implement trigger-like
+  # behavior outside the original class. This is a great way to reduce the
+  # clutter that normally comes when the model class is burdened with
+  # functionality that doesn't pertain to the core responsibility of the
+  # class. Example:
+  #
+  #   class CommentObserver < AntMapper::Observer
+  #     def after_save(comment)
+  #       Notifications.deliver_comment("admin@do.com", "New comment was posted", comment)
+  #     end
+  #   end
+  #
+  # This Observer sends an email when a Comment#save is finished.
+  #
+  #   class ContactObserver < AntMapper::Observer
+  #     def after_create(contact)
+  #       contact.logger.info('New contact added!')
+  #     end
+  #
+  #     def after_destroy(contact)
+  #       contact.logger.warn("Contact with an id of #{contact.id} was destroyed!")
+  #     end
+  #   end
+  #
+  # This Observer uses logger to log when specific callbacks are triggered.
+  #
+  # == Observing a class that can't be inferred
+  #
+  # Observers will by default be mapped to the class with which they share a name. So CommentObserver will
+  # be tied to observing Comment, ProductManagerObserver to ProductManager, and so on. If you want to name your observer
+  # differently than the class you're interested in observing, you can use the Observer.observe class method which takes
+  # either the concrete class (Product) or a symbol for that class (:product):
+  #
+  #   class AuditObserver < AntMapper::Observer
+  #     observe :account
+  #
+  #     def after_update(account)
+  #       AuditTrail.new(account, "UPDATED")
+  #     end
+  #   end
+  #
+  # If the audit observer needs to watch more than one kind of object, this can be specified with multiple arguments:
+  #
+  #   class AuditObserver < AntMapper::Observer
+  #     observe :account, :balance
+  #
+  #     def after_update(record)
+  #       AuditTrail.new(record, "UPDATED")
+  #     end
+  #   end
+  #
+  # The AuditObserver will now act on both updates to Account and Balance by treating them both as records.
+  #
+  # == Available callback methods
+  #
+  # The observer can implement callback methods for each of the methods described in the Callbacks module.
+  #
+  #
+  # == Loading
+  #
+  # Observers register themselves in the model class they observe, since it is the class that
+  # notifies them of events when they occur. As a side-effect, when an observer is loaded its
+  # corresponding model class is loaded.
+  #
+  # If by any chance you are using observed models in the initialization you can still
+  # load their observers by calling <tt>ModelObserver.instance</tt> before. Observers are
+  # singletons and that call instantiates and registers them.
+  #
+  class Observer
+    include Singleton
+
+    class << self
+      # Attaches the observer to the supplied model classes.
+      def observe(*models)
+        models.flatten!
+        models.collect! { |model| model.is_a?(Symbol) ? model.to_s.camelize.constantize : model }
+        define_method(:observed_classes) { Set.new(models) }
+      end
+
+      # The class observed by default is inferred from the observer's class name:
+      #   assert_equal Person, PersonObserver.observed_class
+      def observed_class
+        if observed_class_name = name[/(.*)Observer/, 1]
+          observed_class_name.constantize
+        else
+          nil
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Start observing the declared classes and their subclasses.
+    def initialize
+      Set.new(observed_classes + observed_subclasses).each { |klass| add_observer! klass }
+    end
+
+    # Send observed_method(object) if the method exists.
+    def update(observed_method, object) #:nodoc:
+      send(observed_method, object) if respond_to?(observed_method)
+    end
+
+    # Special method sent by the observed class when it is inherited.
+    # Passes the new subclass.
+    def observed_class_inherited(subclass) #:nodoc:
+      self.class.observe(observed_classes + [subclass])
+      add_observer!(subclass)
+    end
+
+    protected
+      def observed_classes
+        Set.new([self.class.observed_class].compact.flatten)
+      end
+
+      def observed_subclasses
+        observed_classes.sum([]) { |klass| klass.send(:subclasses) }
+      end
+
+      def add_observer!(klass)
+        klass.add_observer(self)
+        if respond_to?(:after_find) && !klass.method_defined?(:after_find)
+          klass.class_eval 'def after_find() end'
+        end
+      end
+  end
+end

data/lib/ant_mapper/validations.rb

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+module AntMapper
+  # Raised by <tt>save!</tt> and <tt>create!</tt> when the object is invalid.  Use the
+  # +object+ method to retrieve the object which did not validate.
+  #   begin
+  #     complex_operation_that_calls_save!_internally
+  #   rescue AntMapper::ObjectInvalid => invalid
+  #     puts invalid.record.errors
+  #   end
+  class ObjectInvalid < AntMapperError
+    attr_reader :object
+    def initialize(object)
+      @object = object
+      super("Validation failed: #{@object.errors.full_messages.join(", ")}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  class Errors
+    include Enumerable
+
+    def initialize(base) # :nodoc:
+      @base, @errors = base, {}
+    end
+
+    @@default_error_messages = {
+      :inclusion => "is not included in the list",
+      :exclusion => "is reserved",
+      :invalid => "is invalid",
+      :confirmation => "doesn't match confirmation",
+      :accepted  => "must be accepted",
+      :empty => "can't be empty",
+      :blank => "can't be blank",
+      :too_long => "is too long (maximum is %d characters)",
+      :too_short => "is too short (minimum is %d characters)",
+      :wrong_length => "is the wrong length (should be %d characters)",
+      :taken => "has already been taken",
+      :not_a_number => "is not a number"
+    }
+
+    # Holds a hash with all the default error messages, such that they can be replaced by your own copy or localizations.
+    cattr_accessor :default_error_messages
+
+    # Adds an error to the base object instead of any particular attribute. This is used
+    # to report errors that don't tie to any specific attribute, but rather to the object
+    # as a whole. These error messages don't get prepended with any field name when iterating
+    # with +each_full+, so they should be complete sentences.
+    def add_to_base(msg)
+      add(:base, msg)
+    end
+
+    # Adds an error message (+msg+) to the +attribute+, which will be returned on a call to <tt>on(attribute)</tt>
+    # for the same attribute and ensure that this error object returns false when asked if <tt>empty?</tt>. More than one
+    # error can be added to the same +attribute+ in which case an array will be returned on a call to <tt>on(attribute)</tt>.
+    # If no +msg+ is supplied, "invalid" is assumed.
+    def add(attribute, msg = @@default_error_messages[:invalid])
+      @errors[attribute.to_s] = [] if @errors[attribute.to_s].nil?
+      @errors[attribute.to_s] << msg
+    end
+
+    # Will add an error message to each of the attributes in +attributes+ that is empty.
+    def add_on_empty(attributes, msg = @@default_error_messages[:empty])
+      for attr in [attributes].flatten
+        value = @base.respond_to?(attr.to_s) ? @base.send(attr.to_s) : @base[attr.to_s]
+        is_empty = value.respond_to?("empty?") ? value.empty? : false
+        add(attr, msg) unless !value.nil? && !is_empty
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Will add an error message to each of the attributes in +attributes+ that is blank (using Object#blank?).
+    def add_on_blank(attributes, msg = @@default_error_messages[:blank])
+      for attr in [attributes].flatten
+        value = @base.respond_to?(attr.to_s) ? @base.send(attr.to_s) : @base[attr.to_s]
+        add(attr, msg) if value.blank?
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Will add an error message to each of the attributes in +attributes+ that has a length outside of the passed boundary +range+.
+    # If the length is above the boundary, the too_long_msg message will be used. If below, the too_short_msg.
+    def add_on_boundary_breaking(attributes, range, too_long_msg = @@default_error_messages[:too_long], too_short_msg = @@default_error_messages[:too_short])
+      for attr in [attributes].flatten
+        value = @base.respond_to?(attr.to_s) ? @base.send(attr.to_s) : @base[attr.to_s]
+        add(attr, too_short_msg % range.begin) if value && value.length < range.begin
+        add(attr, too_long_msg % range.end) if value && value.length > range.end
+      end
+    end
+
+    alias :add_on_boundry_breaking :add_on_boundary_breaking
+
+    def invalid?(attribute)
+      !@errors[attribute.to_s].nil?
+    end
+
+
+    def on(attribute)
+      errors = @errors[attribute.to_s]
+      return nil if errors.nil?
+      errors.size == 1 ? errors.first : errors
+    end
+
+    alias :[] :on
+
+    # Returns errors assigned to the base object through +add_to_base+ according to the normal rules of <tt>on(attribute)</tt>.
+    def on_base
+      on(:base)
+    end
+
+    # Yields each attribute and associated message per error added.
+    #
+    #   class Company < AntMapper::Base
+    #     validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
+    #     validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
+    #   company.errors.each{|attr,msg| puts "#{attr} - #{msg}" }
+    #   # => name - is too short (minimum is 5 characters)
+    #   #    name - can't be blank
+    #   #    address - can't be blank
+    def each
+      @errors.each_key { |attr| @errors[attr].each { |msg| yield attr, msg } }
+    end
+
+    # Yields each full error message added. So <tt>Person.errors.add("first_name", "can't be empty")</tt> will be returned
+    # through iteration as "First name can't be empty".
+    #
+    #   class Company < AntMapper::Base
+    #     validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
+    #     validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
+    #   company.errors.each_full{|msg| puts msg }
+    #   # => Name is too short (minimum is 5 characters)
+    #   #    Name can't be blank
+    #   #    Address can't be blank
+    def each_full
+      full_messages.each { |msg| yield msg }
+    end
+
+    # Returns all the full error messages in an array.
+    #
+    #   class Company < AntMapper::Base
+    #     validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
+    #     validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
+    #   company.errors.full_messages # =>
+    #     ["Name is too short (minimum is 5 characters)", "Name can't be blank", "Address can't be blank"]
+    def full_messages(options = {})
+      full_messages = []
+
+      @errors.each_key do |attr|
+        @errors[attr].each do |message|
+          next unless message
+
+          if attr == "base"
+            full_messages << message
+          else
+            full_messages << attr.to_s + ' ' + message.to_s
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      full_messages
+    end
+
+    # Returns true if no errors have been added.
+    def empty?
+      @errors.empty?
+    end
+
+    # Removes all errors that have been added.
+    def clear
+      @errors = {}
+    end
+
+    # Returns the total number of errors added. Two errors added to the same attribute will be counted as such.
+    def size
+      @errors.values.inject(0) { |error_count, attribute| error_count + attribute.size }
+    end
+
+    alias_method :count, :size
+    alias_method :length, :size
+  end
+
+
+  module Validations
+    VALIDATIONS = %w( validate validate_on_create validate_on_update )
+
+    def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
+      base.extend ClassMethods
+      base.class_eval do
+        alias_method_chain :save, :validation
+        alias_method_chain :save!, :validation
+      end
+
+      base.send :include, AntSupport::Callbacks
+      base.define_callbacks *VALIDATIONS
+    end
+
+    # Ant Mapper classes can implement validations in several ways. The highest level, easiest to read,
+    # and recommended approach is to use the declarative <tt>validates_..._of</tt> class methods (and
+    # +validates_associated+) documented below. These are sufficient for most model validations.
+    #
+    # Slightly lower level is +validates_each+. It provides some of the same options as the purely declarative
+    # validation methods, but like all the lower-level approaches it requires manually adding to the errors collection
+    # when the record is invalid.
+    #
+    # At a yet lower level, a model can use the class methods +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+
+    # to add validation methods or blocks. These are AntSupport::Callbacks and follow the same rules of inheritance
+    # and chaining.
+    #
+    # The lowest level style is to define the instance methods +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+
+    # as documented in AntObject::Validations.
+    #
+    # == +validate+, +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+ Class Methods
+    #
+    # Calls to these methods add a validation method or block to the class. Again, this approach is recommended
+    # only when the higher-level methods documented below (<tt>validates_..._of</tt> and +validates_associated+) are
+    # insufficient to handle the required validation.
+    #
+    # This can be done with a symbol pointing to a method:
+    #
+    #   class Comment < AntMapper::Base
+    #     validate :must_be_friends
+    #
+    #     def must_be_friends
+    #       errors.add_to_base("Must be friends to leave a comment") unless commenter.friend_of?(commentee)
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    # Or with a block which is passed the current record to be validated:
+    #
+    #   class Comment < AntMapper::Base
+    #     validate do |comment|
+    #       comment.must_be_friends
+    #     end
+    #
+    #     def must_be_friends
+    #       errors.add_to_base("Must be friends to leave a comment") unless commenter.friend_of?(commentee)
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    # This usage applies to +validate_on_create+ and +validate_on_update+ as well.
+    module ClassMethods
+      DEFAULT_VALIDATION_OPTIONS = {
+        :on => :save,
+        :allow_nil => false,
+        :allow_blank => false,
+        :message => nil
+      }.freeze
+
+      ALL_RANGE_OPTIONS = [ :is, :within, :in, :minimum, :maximum ].freeze
+      ALL_NUMERICALITY_CHECKS = { :greater_than => '>', :greater_than_or_equal_to => '>=',
+                                  :equal_to => '==', :less_than => '<', :less_than_or_equal_to => '<=',
+                                  :odd => 'odd?', :even => 'even?' }.freeze
+
+      # Validates each attribute against a block.
+      #
+      #   class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #     validates_each :first_name, :last_name do |record, attr, value|
+      #       record.errors.add attr, 'starts with z.' if value[0] == ?z
+      #     end
+      #   end
+      #
+      # Options:
+      # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
+      # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is +nil+.
+      # * <tt>:allow_blank</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is blank.
+      # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      #   occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>).  The
+      #   method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      #   not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>).  The
+      #   method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      def validates_each(*attrs)
+        options = attrs.extract_options!.symbolize_keys
+        attrs   = attrs.flatten
+
+        # Declare the validation.
+        send(validation_method(options[:on] || :save), options) do |record|
+          attrs.each do |attr|
+            value = record.send(attr)
+            next if (value.nil? && options[:allow_nil]) || (value.blank? && options[:allow_blank])
+            yield record, attr, value
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate a password or email address field with a confirmation. Example:
+      #
+      #   Model:
+      #     class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #       validates_confirmation_of :user_name, :password
+      #       validates_confirmation_of :email_address, :message => "should match confirmation"
+      #     end
+      #
+      #   View:
+      #     <%= password_field "person", "password" %>
+      #     <%= password_field "person", "password_confirmation" %>
+      #
+      # The added +password_confirmation+ attribute is virtual; it exists only as an in-memory attribute for validating the password.
+      # To achieve this, the validation adds accessors to the model for the confirmation attribute. NOTE: This check is performed
+      # only if +password_confirmation+ is not +nil+, and by default only on save. To require confirmation, make sure to add a presence
+      # check for the confirmation attribute:
+      #
+      #   validates_presence_of :password_confirmation, :if => :password_changed?
+      #
+      # Configuration options:
+      # * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "doesn't match confirmation").
+      # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
+      # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      #   occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>).  The
+      #   method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      #   not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>).  The
+      #   method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      def validates_confirmation_of(*attr_names)
+        configuration = { :on => :save }
+        configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)
+
+        attr_accessor(*(attr_names.map { |n| "#{n}_confirmation" }))
+
+        validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
+          unless record.send("#{attr_name}_confirmation").nil? or value == record.send("#{attr_name}_confirmation")
+            record.errors.add(attr_name, :default => configuration[:message])
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Encapsulates the pattern of wanting to validate the acceptance of a terms of service check box (or similar agreement). Example:
+      #
+      #   class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #     validates_acceptance_of :terms_of_service
+      #     validates_acceptance_of :eula, :message => "must be abided"
+      #   end
+      #
+      # If the database column does not exist, the +terms_of_service+ attribute is entirely virtual. This check is
+      # performed only if +terms_of_service+ is not +nil+ and by default on save.
+      #
+      # Configuration options:
+      # * <tt>:message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "must be accepted").
+      # * <tt>:on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
+      # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - Skip validation if attribute is +nil+ (default is true).
+      # * <tt>:accept</tt> - Specifies value that is considered accepted.  The default value is a string "1", which
+      #   makes it easy to relate to an HTML checkbox. This should be set to +true+ if you are validating a database
+      #   column, since the attribute is typecast from "1" to +true+ before validation.
+      # * <tt>:if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      #   occur (e.g. <tt>:if => :allow_validation</tt>, or <tt>:if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }</tt>).  The
+      #   method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      # * <tt>:unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      #   not occur (e.g. <tt>:unless => :skip_validation</tt>, or <tt>:unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }</tt>).  The
+      #   method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      def validates_acceptance_of(*attr_names)
+        configuration = { :on => :save, :allow_nil => true, :accept => "1" }
+        configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)
+
+        names = attr_names.reject { |name| self.class.attributes.include?(name.to_s) }
+        attr_accessor(*names)
+
+        validates_each(attr_names,configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
+          unless value == configuration[:accept]
+            record.errors.add(attr_name, :default => configuration[:message])
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Validates that the specified attributes are not blank (as defined by Object#blank?). Happens by default on save. Example:
+      #
+      #   class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #     validates_presence_of :first_name
+      #   end
+      #
+      # The first_name attribute must be in the object and it cannot be blank.
+      #
+      # If you want to validate the presence of a boolean field (where the real values are true and false),
+      # you will want to use validates_inclusion_of :field_name, :in => [true, false]
+      # This is due to the way Object#blank? handles boolean values. false.blank? # => true
+      #
+      # Configuration options:
+      # * <tt>message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "can't be blank").
+      # * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is <tt>:save</tt>, other options <tt>:create</tt>, <tt>:update</tt>).
+      # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      #   occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
+      #   method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      # * <tt>unless</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      #   not occur (e.g. :unless => :skip_validation, or :unless => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step <= 2 }).  The
+      #   method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      #
+      def validates_presence_of(*attr_names)
+        configuration = { :message => AntMapper::Errors.default_error_messages[:blank], :on => :save }
+        configuration.update(attr_names.extract_options!)
+
+        # can't use validates_each here, because it cannot cope with nonexistent attributes,
+        # while errors.add_on_empty can
+        send(validation_method(configuration[:on]), configuration) do |record|
+          record.errors.add_on_blank(attr_names, configuration[:message])
+        end
+      end
+
+       # Validates that the specified attribute matches the length restrictions supplied. Only one option can be used at a time:
+      #
+      #   class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #     validates_length_of :first_name, :maximum=>30
+      #     validates_length_of :last_name, :maximum=>30, :message=>"less than %d if you don't mind"
+      #     validates_length_of :fax, :in => 7..32, :allow_nil => true
+      #     validates_length_of :user_name, :within => 6..20, :too_long => "pick a shorter name", :too_short => "pick a longer name"
+      #     validates_length_of :fav_bra_size, :minimum=>1, :too_short=>"please enter at least %d character"
+      #     validates_length_of :smurf_leader, :is=>4, :message=>"papa is spelled with %d characters... don't play me."
+      #   end
+      #
+      # Configuration options:
+      # * <tt>minimum</tt> - The minimum size of the attribute
+      # * <tt>maximum</tt> - The maximum size of the attribute
+      # * <tt>is</tt> - The exact size of the attribute
+      # * <tt>within</tt> - A range specifying the minimum and maximum size of the attribute
+      # * <tt>in</tt> - A synonym(or alias) for :within
+      # * <tt>allow_nil</tt> - Attribute may be nil; skip validation.
+      #
+      # * <tt>too_long</tt> - The error message if the attribute goes over the maximum (default is: "is too long (maximum is %d characters)")
+      # * <tt>too_short</tt> - The error message if the attribute goes under the minimum (default is: "is too short (min is %d characters)")
+      # * <tt>wrong_length</tt> - The error message if using the :is method and the attribute is the wrong size (default is: "is the wrong length (should be %d characters)")
+      # * <tt>message</tt> - The error message to use for a :minimum, :maximum, or :is violation.  An alias of the appropriate too_long/too_short/wrong_length message
+      # * <tt>on</tt> - Specifies when this validation is active (default is :save, other options :create, :update)
+      # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
+      # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      def validates_length_of(*attrs)
+        # Merge given options with defaults.
+        options = {
+          :too_long     => AntMapper::Errors.default_error_messages[:too_long],
+          :too_short    => AntMapper::Errors.default_error_messages[:too_short],
+          :wrong_length => AntMapper::Errors.default_error_messages[:wrong_length]
+        }.merge(DEFAULT_VALIDATION_OPTIONS)
+        options.update(attrs.pop.symbolize_keys) if attrs.last.is_a?(Hash)
+
+        # Ensure that one and only one range option is specified.
+        range_options = ALL_RANGE_OPTIONS & options.keys
+        case range_options.size
+          when 0
+            raise ArgumentError, 'Range unspecified.  Specify the :within, :maximum, :minimum, or :is option.'
+          when 1
+            # Valid number of options; do nothing.
+          else
+            raise ArgumentError, 'Too many range options specified.  Choose only one.'
+        end
+
+        # Get range option and value.
+        option = range_options.first
+        option_value = options[range_options.first]
+
+        case option
+          when :within, :in
+            raise ArgumentError, ":#{option} must be a Range" unless option_value.is_a?(Range)
+
+            too_short = options[:too_short] % option_value.begin
+            too_long  = options[:too_long]  % option_value.end
+
+            validates_each(attrs, options) do |record, attr, value|
+              if value.nil? or value.split(//).size < option_value.begin
+                record.errors.add(attr, too_short)
+              elsif value.split(//).size > option_value.end
+                record.errors.add(attr, too_long)
+              end
+            end
+          when :is, :minimum, :maximum
+            raise ArgumentError, ":#{option} must be a nonnegative Integer" unless option_value.is_a?(Integer) and option_value >= 0
+
+            # Declare different validations per option.
+            validity_checks = { :is => "==", :minimum => ">=", :maximum => "<=" }
+            message_options = { :is => :wrong_length, :minimum => :too_short, :maximum => :too_long }
+
+            message = (options[:message] || options[message_options[option]]) % option_value
+
+            validates_each(attrs, options) do |record, attr, value|
+              if value.kind_of?(String)
+                record.errors.add(attr, message) unless !value.nil? and value.split(//).size.method(validity_checks[option])[option_value]
+              else
+                record.errors.add(attr, message) unless !value.nil? and value.size.method(validity_checks[option])[option_value]
+              end
+            end
+        end
+      end
+
+      alias_method :validates_size_of, :validates_length_of
+
+
+      # Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is of the correct form by matching it against the regular expression
+      # provided.
+      #
+      #   class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #     validates_format_of :email, :with => /\A([^@\s]+)@((?:[-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,})\Z/i, :on => :create
+      #   end
+      #
+      # Note: use \A and \Z to match the start and end of the string, ^ and $ match the start/end of a line.
+      #
+      # A regular expression must be provided or else an exception will be raised.
+      #
+      # Configuration options:
+      # * <tt>message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is invalid")
+      # * <tt>with</tt> - The regular expression used to validate the format with (note: must be supplied!)
+      # * <tt>on</tt> Specifies when this validation is active (default is :save, other options :create, :update)
+      # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
+      # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      def validates_format_of(*attr_names)
+        configuration = { :message => AntMapper::Errors.default_error_messages[:invalid], :on => :save, :with => nil }
+        configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
+
+        raise(ArgumentError, "A regular expression must be supplied as the :with option of the configuration hash") unless configuration[:with].is_a?(Regexp)
+
+        validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
+          record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration[:message]) unless value.to_s =~ configuration[:with]
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is available in a particular enumerable object.
+      #
+      #   class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #     validates_inclusion_of :gender, :in=>%w( m f ), :message=>"woah! what are you then!??!!"
+      #     validates_inclusion_of :age, :in=>0..99
+      #   end
+      #
+      # Configuration options:
+      # * <tt>in</tt> - An enumerable object of available items
+      # * <tt>message</tt> - Specifies a customer error message (default is: "is not included in the list")
+      # * <tt>allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is null (default is: false)
+      # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
+      # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      def validates_inclusion_of(*attr_names)
+        configuration = { :message => AntMapper::Errors.default_error_messages[:inclusion], :on => :save }
+        configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
+
+        enum = configuration[:in] || configuration[:within]
+
+        raise(ArgumentError, "An object with the method include? is required must be supplied as the :in option of the configuration hash") unless enum.respond_to?("include?")
+
+        validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
+          record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration[:message]) unless enum.include?(value)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Validates that the value of the specified attribute is not in a particular enumerable object.
+      #
+      #   class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #     validates_exclusion_of :username, :in => %w( admin superuser ), :message => "You don't belong here"
+      #     validates_exclusion_of :age, :in => 30..60, :message => "This site is only for under 30 and over 60"
+      #   end
+      #
+      # Configuration options:
+      # * <tt>in</tt> - An enumerable object of items that the value shouldn't be part of
+      # * <tt>message</tt> - Specifies a customer error message (default is: "is reserved")
+      # * <tt>allow_nil</tt> - If set to true, skips this validation if the attribute is null (default is: false)
+      # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
+      # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      def validates_exclusion_of(*attr_names)
+        configuration = { :message => AntMapper::Errors.default_error_messages[:exclusion], :on => :save }
+        configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
+
+        enum = configuration[:in] || configuration[:within]
+
+        raise(ArgumentError, "An object with the method include? is required must be supplied as the :in option of the configuration hash") unless enum.respond_to?("include?")
+
+        validates_each(attr_names, configuration) do |record, attr_name, value|
+          record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration[:message]) if enum.include?(value)
+        end
+      end
+
+
+      # Validates whether the value of the specified attribute is numeric by trying to convert it to
+      # a float with Kernel.Float (if <tt>integer</tt> is false) or applying it to the regular expression
+      # <tt>/\A[\+\-]?\d+\Z/</tt> (if <tt>integer</tt> is set to true).
+      #
+      #   class Person < AntMapper::Base
+      #     validates_numericality_of :value, :on => :create
+      #   end
+      #
+      # Configuration options:
+      # * <tt>message</tt> - A custom error message (default is: "is not a number")
+      # * <tt>on</tt> Specifies when this validation is active (default is :save, other options :create, :update)
+      # * <tt>only_integer</tt> Specifies whether the value has to be an integer, e.g. an integral value (default is false)
+      # * <tt>allow_nil</tt> Skip validation if attribute is nil (default is false). Notice that for fixnum and float columns empty strings are converted to nil
+      # * <tt>if</tt> - Specifies a method, proc or string to call to determine if the validation should
+      # occur (e.g. :if => :allow_validation, or :if => Proc.new { |user| user.signup_step > 2 }).  The
+      # method, proc or string should return or evaluate to a true or false value.
+      def validates_numericality_of(*attr_names)
+        configuration = { :message => AntMapper::Errors.default_error_messages[:not_a_number], :on => :save,
+                           :only_integer => false, :allow_nil => false }
+        configuration.update(attr_names.pop) if attr_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
+
+        if configuration[:only_integer]
+          validates_each(attr_names,configuration) do |record, attr_name,value|
+            record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration[:message]) unless record.send("#{attr_name}_before_type_cast").to_s =~ /\A[+-]?\d+\Z/
+          end
+        else
+          validates_each(attr_names,configuration) do |record, attr_name,value|
+           next if configuration[:allow_nil] and record.send("#{attr_name}_before_type_cast").nil?
+            begin
+              Kernel.Float(record.send("#{attr_name}_before_type_cast").to_s)
+            rescue ArgumentError, TypeError
+              record.errors.add(attr_name, configuration[:message])
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Creates an object just like Base.create but calls save! instead of save
+      # so an exception is raised if the record is invalid.
+      def create!(attributes = nil, &block)
+        if attributes.is_a?(Array)
+          attributes.collect { |attr| create!(attr, &block) }
+        else
+          object = new(attributes)
+          yield(object) if block_given?
+          object.save!
+          object
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+        def validation_method(on)
+          case on
+            when :save   then :validate
+            when :create then :validate_on_create
+            when :update then :validate_on_update
+          end
+        end
+    end
+
+    # The validation process on save can be skipped by passing false. The regular Base#save method is
+    # replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
+    def save_with_validation(perform_validation = true)
+      if perform_validation && valid? || !perform_validation
+        save_without_validation
+      else
+        false
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Attempts to save the record just like Base#save but will raise a ObjectInvalid exception instead of returning false
+    # if the record is not valid.
+    def save_with_validation!
+      if valid?
+        save_without_validation!
+      else
+        raise ObjectInvalid.new(self)
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Runs +validate+ and +validate_on_create+ or +validate_on_update+ and returns true if no errors were added otherwise false.
+    def valid?
+      errors.clear
+
+      run_callbacks(:validate)
+      validate
+
+      if new_record?
+        run_callbacks(:validate_on_create)
+        validate_on_create
+      else
+        run_callbacks(:validate_on_update)
+        validate_on_update
+      end
+
+      errors.empty?
+    end
+
+    # Returns the Errors object that holds all information about attribute error messages.
+    def errors
+      @errors ||= Errors.new(self)
+    end
+
+    protected
+      # Overwrite this method for validation checks on all saves and use <tt>Errors.add(field, msg)</tt> for invalid attributes.
+      def validate #:doc:
+      end
+
+      # Overwrite this method for validation checks used only on creation.
+      def validate_on_create #:doc:
+      end
+
+      # Overwrite this method for validation checks used only on updates.
+      def validate_on_update # :doc:
+      end
+  end
+end