Implementing Server Side validations via VT

demo/controllers/validateThis.cfc

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<cfset User = model("user").new(params.userTo) />
 
 		<!--- Validate the object using ValidateThis! --->
-		<cfset Result = application.ValidateThis.validate(theObject=UserTO,objectType="User",Context=params.Context,results=params.userTo) />
+		<cfset Result = application.ValidateThis.validate(theObject=User,objectType="User",Context=params.Context,results=params.userTo) />
 
 		<!--- If validations passed, save the record --->
 		<cfif Result.getIsSuccess()>

demo/models/User.cfc

@@ -5,4 +5,17 @@
 		<cfset belongsTo(name="UserGroup", foreignKey="UserGroupId")>
 	</cffunction>
 
+	<cffunction name="CheckDupNickname" access="public" output="false" returntype="any" hint="Checks for a duplicate UserName.">
+
+		<!--- This is just a "mock" method to test out the custom validation type --->
+		<cfset var ReturnStruct = StructNew() />
+		<cfset ReturnStruct.IsSuccess = false />
+		<cfset ReturnStruct.FailureMessage = "That Nickname has already been used. Try to be more original!" />
+		<cfif $propertyvalue("Nickname") NEQ "BobRules">
+			<cfset ReturnStruct = StructNew() />
+			<cfset ReturnStruct.IsSuccess = true />
+		</cfif>
+		<cfreturn ReturnStruct />		
+	</cffunction>
+
 </cfcomponent>

demo/models/user.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <validateThis xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="validateThis.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
 	<conditions>
 		<condition name="MustLikeSomething" 
-			serverTest="getLikeCheese() EQ 0 AND getLikeChocolate() EQ 0"
+			serverTest="$propertyvalue('LikeCheese') EQ 0 AND $propertyvalue('LikeChocolate') EQ 0"
 			clientTest="$(&quot;[name='LikeCheese']&quot;).getValue() == 0 &amp;&amp; $(&quot;[name='LikeChocolate']&quot;).getValue() == 0;" />
 	</conditions>
 	<contexts>
@@ -27,15 +27,19 @@
 				<param maxlength="10" />
 			</rule>
 		</property>
+		<!-- Removing until I can figure out how to add a non-persistent property into a model object
 		<property name="VerifyPassword" desc="Verify Password">
 			<rule type="required" contexts="*" />
 			<rule type="equalTo" contexts="*">
 				<param ComparePropertyName="UserPass" />
 			</rule>
 		</property>
+		-->
+		<!-- Removing until I can figure out how to reference an embedded object as a property
 		<property name="UserGroup" desc="User Group" clientfieldname="UserGroupId">
 			<rule type="required" contexts="*" />
 		</property>
+		-->
 		<property name="Salutation">
 			<rule type="required" contexts="Profile" />
 			<rule type="regex" contexts="*"
@@ -52,21 +56,25 @@
 				<param DependentPropertyName="FirstName" />
 			</rule>
 		</property>
+		<!-- Removing because the LikeCheese property doesn't exist in the User object. Why? 
 		<property name="LikeOther" desc="What do you like?">
 			<rule type="required" contexts="*" condition="MustLikeSomething"
 				failureMessage="If you don't like Cheese and you don't like Chocolate, you must like something!">
 			</rule>
 		</property>
+		-->
 		<property name="HowMuch" desc="How much money would you like?">
 			<rule type="numeric" contexts="*" />
 		</property>
 		<property name="AllowCommunication" desc="Allow Communication" />
+		<!-- Removing because the AllowCommunication property doesn't exist in the User object. Why? 
 		<property name="CommunicationMethod" desc="Communication Method">
 			<rule type="required" contexts="*"
 				failureMessage="If you are allowing communication, you must choose a communication method.">
 				<param DependentPropertyName="AllowCommunication" />
 				<param DependentPropertyValue="1" />
 			</rule>
 		</property>
+		-->
 	</objectProperties>
 </validateThis>