How To Apply Validation Rules Only When User Is Guest?

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
1

Hi,

is there any simple way to apply a validation rule to a model only if the user is a guest or do I have to implement my own validation rule?

I know about the scenarios but I just need one view and I don’t want to use two models just for that.

Any help would be very appreciated.

Diego

2

Well, scenarios were the way to go as there is no easy way to switch validators on and of on the fly. I wouldn’t know how that would leave you with two models, though.

3

one indirect way

just check with a if condition inside the model rules array


if(Yii::app()->user->Id)

{

}

for example




public function rules()

	{

		// NOTE: you should only define rules for those attributes that

		// will receive user inputs.

if(Yii::app()->user->Id)

{

		return array(

			array('student_id, exam_id, grading_level_id, is_failed', 'numerical', 'integerOnly'=>true),

			array('marks', 'length', 'max'=>7),

			array('remarks', 'length', 'max'=>255),

			array('created_at, updated_at', 'safe'),

			// The following rule is used by search().

			// Please remove those attributes that should not be searched.

			array('id, student_id, exam_id, marks, grading_level_id, remarks, is_failed, created_at, updated_at', 'safe', 'on'=>'search'),

		);

	}

}
4

Thanks Da:Sourcerer for taking the time to reply.

I think I did not format my sentence clearly, sorry about that.

Whan I meant is that if you want to have two different scenarios you need two different views (as for what I understood) and a different way to go is by having only one view but 2 different models.

5

simply use this


if(Yii::app()->user->isGuest)

{

}

inside rules .

This will work

6

Thanks a lot Rajith R! it completely does the trick.

I still think there should be a neater way.

Diego

7

Hi

u can apply simple way. on condition in rule function




return array(

                        array('student_id, exam_id, grading_level_id, is_failed','required','numerical', 'integerOnly'=>true,'on'=>'user'),

                        array('grading_level_id, is_failed', 'required','numerical', 'integerOnly'=>true,'on'=>'guest'),

                        array('marks', 'length', 'max'=>7),

                        array('remarks', 'length', 'max'=>255),

                        array('created_at, updated_at', 'safe'),

                        // The following rule is used by search().

                        // Please remove those attributes that should not be searched.

                        array('id, student_id, exam_id, marks, grading_level_id, remarks, is_failed, created_at, updated_at', 'safe', 'on'=>'search'),

                );



$model = new Users('user');

and guest validation u can use the guest


$model = new Users('guest');

Hope it will be done

8

yes scenarios , but if you have a set of validators , then best way "if"