I'm trying to display custom messages like, 'this field should not be empty' or 'name not null' using the $validate array in the model. I have two controllers, main and users.
The index file of the main controller has the login and registration views. The action part of the login and register functions are in the user_controller. If the login and register function validate, they are redirected to the home page of the main controller,else they remain in the index page itself.
I want the validation messages to be displayed in the index page itself. But those messages appear only if there is a separate view file for login and register,i.e, /views/forms/register.ctp and /views/forms/login.ctp exist.
Is there a way to display those validation messages without having a separate view file for those functions? I have given my code below.Someone guide me please.
Model Class:
<?php
class User extends AppModel {
var $name = 'User';
var $components=array('Auth');
var $validate = array(
'name' => array(
'rule' => 'notEmpty',
'message' =>'Name cannot be null.'
),
'password' => array(
'rule' => 'notEmpty'
),
'email_id' => array(
'rule' => 'notEmpty'
)
);
function registerUser($data)
{
if (!empty($data))
{
$this->data['User']['name']=$data['User']['name'];
$this->data['User']['email_id']=$data['User']['email_id'];
$this->data['User']['password']=$data['User']['password'];
$existingUsers= $this->find('all');
foreach($existingUsers as $existingUser):
if($this->data['User']['email_id']==$existingUser['User']['email_id']){
return 0;
}
else{
$this->save($this->data);
$this->data['User']['id']= $this->find('all',array('fields' => array('User.id'),
'order' => 'User.id DESC'
));
$userId=$this->data['User']['id'][0]['User']['id'];
return $userId;
}
endforeach;
}
}
function loginUser($data)
{
$this->data['User']['email_id']=$data['User']['email_id'];
$this->data['User']['password']=$data['User']['password'];
$login=$this->find('all');
foreach($login as $form):
if($this->data['User']['email_id']==$form['User']['email_id'] && $this->data['User']['password']==$form['User']['password'])
{
$this->data['User']['id']= $this->find('all',array('fields' => array('User.id'),
'conditions'=>array('User.email_id'=> $this->data['User']['email_id'],'User.password'=>$this->data['User']['password'])
));
$userId=$this->data['User']['id'][0]['User']['id'];
return $userId;
}
endforeach;
}
}
?>
Controller Class:
<?php
class UsersController extends AppController
{
var $name = 'Users';
var $uses=array('Form','User','Attribute','Result');
var $helpers=array('Html','Ajax','Javascript','Form');
function register()
{
$this->Session->write('userId',$this->User->registerUser($this->data));
$this->User->data=$this->data;
if (!$this->User->validates())
{
$this->Session->setFlash('Please enter valid inputs');
$this->redirect('/main' );
return;
}
if($this->Session->read('userId')==0){
$this->Session->setFlash('You are already a registerd member.Log in your account');
$this->redirect('/main');
}
else{
$this->Session->setFlash('User account created');
$this->redirect('/main/home');
}
}
function login()
{
//$userId=$this->User->loginUser($this->data);
$this->Session->write('userId',$this->User->loginUser($this->data));
$this->User->data=$this->data;
if (!$this->User->validates())
{
$this->Session->setFlash('Please enter valid inputs');
$this->redirect('/main' );
return;
}
if($this->Session->read('userId')>0){
$this->Session->setFlash('Login Successful');
$this->redirect('/main/home');
break;
}
else{
$this->Session->setFlash('Username and password do not match.');
$this->redirect('/main');
}
}
}
?>
View Template:
<!-- File: /views/main/index.ctp-->
<div id="register">
<h3>Register</h3>
<?php
echo $form->create('User',array('action'=>'register'));
echo $form->input('name');
echo $form->input('email_id');
echo $form->input('password');
echo $form->end('Register');
?>
</div>
<div id="login">
<h3>Login</h3>
<?php
echo $form->create('User',array('action'=>'login'));
echo $form->input('email_id');
echo $form->input('password');
echo $form->end('Login');
?>
</div>
