NAME

Valiant::Validator::Unique - Verify that a value is unique to the record domain

SYNOPSIS

    package Local::Test::Unique;

    use Moo;
    use Valiant::Validations;

    has username => (is=>'ro');

    validates username => (unique => 1);

    sub is_unique {
      my ($self, $attribute_name, $value, $opts) = @_;
      # Some custom logic that determines if the $attribute_name (in this case the value
      # will be 'username') has a unique value (determined by $value) in a given logical
      # domain (for example a Users table in a database).
      return 0; # Return true for 'is unique' and false otherwise. In this test case we always fail.
    }

    my $object = Local::Test::Unique->new(username=>'John');
    $object->validate;

    warn $object->errors->_dump;

    $VAR1 = {
      'username' => [
         'Username choosen is not unique',
      ]
    };

DESCRIPTION

Checks a value to see if it is unique by some custom logic that your class must provide. By default this must be a method on your class called "${attribute}_is_unique" or 'is_unique' (we check the attribute specific method first and you can change the method name via the 'unique_method' parameter) which will accept the name of the attribute and its current value. You must then provide some custom logic which determines if that pair is unique in a given domain (such as usernames in a User table in a database). Method must return true for unique and false otherwise.

This validator will raise an error if you fail to provide the methods required.

ATTRIBUTES

This validator supports the following attributes:

unique_method

Name of the method on your validating class which resolves the question of uniqueness. Default is to check first for "${attribute}_is_unique" and then "is_unique". Example:

    sub is_unique {
      my ($self, $attribute_name, $value) = @_;
      my $found = $self->result_source->resultset->find({$attribute_name=>$value});
      # If $found in table then the $value is not unique.
      return $found ? 0:1;
    }

If your class does not provide this method an exception will be thrown at runtime.

NOTE You shouldn't add an error to the errors list directly in this method, the error message will be added automatically for you. This is to make the unique test method uncoupled from Valiant (For example you can use this method as a general uniqueness test in your business logic).

is_not_unique_msg

The error message / tag used when the value is not true. Default is _t('is_not_unique') which resolves in English to 'choosen is not unique'.

skip_if_undef

Don't perform the uniqueness test if the value is undefined.

SHORTCUT FORM

This validator supports the follow shortcut forms:

    validates attribute => ( unique => 1, ... );

Which is the same as:

    validates attribute => (
      unique => +{ }
    );

Not a lot of typing saved but it makes this semantically consistent with other similar constraints. You can also customize the unique method using a string value:

    validates attribute => ( unique => 'check_uniqueness', ... );

Which is the same as:

    validates attribute => (
      unique => +{
        unique_method => 'check_uniqueness',
      }
    );

GLOBAL PARAMETERS

This validator supports all the standard shared parameters: if, unless, message, strict, allow_undef, allow_blank.

SEE ALSO

Valiant, Valiant::Validator, Valiant::Validator::Each.

AUTHOR

See Valiant

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

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