Class RulesChecker
Contains logic for storing and checking rules on entities
RulesCheckers are used by Table classes to ensure that the current entity state satisfies the application logic and business rules.
RulesCheckers afford different rules to be applied in the create and update scenario.
Adding rules
Rules must be callable objects that return true/false depending on whether the rule has been satisfied. You can use RulesChecker::add(), RulesChecker::addCreate(), RulesChecker::addUpdate() and RulesChecker::addDelete to add rules to a checker.
Running checks
Generally a Table object will invoke the rules objects, but you can manually invoke the checks by calling RulesChecker::checkCreate(), RulesChecker::checkUpdate() or RulesChecker::checkDelete().
Constants
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string
CREATE ¶'create'
Indicates that the checking rules to apply are those used for creating entities
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string
DELETE ¶'delete'
Indicates that the checking rules to apply are those used for deleting entities
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string
UPDATE ¶'update'
Indicates that the checking rules to apply are those used for updating entities
Property Summary
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$_createRules protected
array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
The list of rules to check during create operations
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$_deleteRules protected
array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
The list of rules to check during delete operations
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$_options protected
array
List of options to pass to every callable rule
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$_rules protected
array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
The list of rules to be checked on both create and update operations
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$_updateRules protected
array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
The list of rules to check during update operations
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$_useI18n protected
bool
Whether to use I18n functions for translating default error messages
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Constructor. Takes the options to be passed to all rules.
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_addError() protected
Utility method for decorating any callable so that if it returns false, the correct property in the entity is marked as invalid.
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_checkRules() protected
Used by top level functions checkDelete, checkCreate and checkUpdate, this function iterates an array containing the rules to be checked and checks them all.
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add() public
Adds a rule that will be applied to the entity both on create and update operations.
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addCreate() public
Adds a rule that will be applied to the entity on create operations.
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addDelete() public
Adds a rule that will be applied to the entity on delete operations.
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addUpdate() public
Adds a rule that will be applied to the entity on update operations.
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check() public
Runs each of the rules by passing the provided entity and returns true if all of them pass. The rules to be applied are depended on the $mode parameter which can only be RulesChecker::CREATE, RulesChecker::UPDATE or RulesChecker::DELETE
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checkCreate() public
Runs each of the rules by passing the provided entity and returns true if all of them pass. The rules selected will be only those specified to be run on 'create'
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checkDelete() public
Runs each of the rules by passing the provided entity and returns true if all of them pass. The rules selected will be only those specified to be run on 'delete'
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checkUpdate() public
Runs each of the rules by passing the provided entity and returns true if all of them pass. The rules selected will be only those specified to be run on 'update'
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(array<string, mixed> $options = [])
Constructor. Takes the options to be passed to all rules.
Parameters
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional The options to pass to every rule
_addError() ¶ protected
_addError(callable|Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker $rule, array|string|null $name = null, array<string, mixed> $options = []): Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker
Utility method for decorating any callable so that if it returns false, the correct property in the entity is marked as invalid.
Parameters
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callable|Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker
$rule The rule to decorate
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array|string|null
$name optional The alias for a rule or an array of options
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional The options containing the error message and field.
Returns
Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker
_checkRules() ¶ protected
_checkRules(Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity, array<string, mixed> $options = [], array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker> $rules = []): bool
Used by top level functions checkDelete, checkCreate and checkUpdate, this function iterates an array containing the rules to be checked and checks them all.
Parameters
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Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface
$entity The entity to check for validity.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional Extra options to pass to checker functions.
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array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
$rules optional The list of rules that must be checked.
Returns
bool
add() ¶ public
add(callable $rule, array|string|null $name = null, array<string, mixed> $options = []): $this
Adds a rule that will be applied to the entity both on create and update operations.
Options
The options array accept the following special keys:
errorField
: The name of the entity field that will be marked as invalid if the rule does not pass.message
: The error message to set toerrorField
if the rule does not pass.
Parameters
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callable
$rule A callable function or object that will return whether the entity is valid or not.
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array|string|null
$name optional The alias for a rule, or an array of options.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional List of extra options to pass to the rule callable as second argument.
Returns
$this
addCreate() ¶ public
addCreate(callable $rule, array|string|null $name = null, array<string, mixed> $options = []): $this
Adds a rule that will be applied to the entity on create operations.
Options
The options array accept the following special keys:
errorField
: The name of the entity field that will be marked as invalid if the rule does not pass.message
: The error message to set toerrorField
if the rule does not pass.
Parameters
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callable
$rule A callable function or object that will return whether the entity is valid or not.
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array|string|null
$name optional The alias for a rule or an array of options.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional List of extra options to pass to the rule callable as second argument.
Returns
$this
addDelete() ¶ public
addDelete(callable $rule, array|string|null $name = null, array<string, mixed> $options = []): $this
Adds a rule that will be applied to the entity on delete operations.
Options
The options array accept the following special keys:
errorField
: The name of the entity field that will be marked as invalid if the rule does not pass.message
: The error message to set toerrorField
if the rule does not pass.
Parameters
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callable
$rule A callable function or object that will return whether the entity is valid or not.
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array|string|null
$name optional The alias for a rule, or an array of options.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional List of extra options to pass to the rule callable as second argument.
Returns
$this
addUpdate() ¶ public
addUpdate(callable $rule, array|string|null $name = null, array<string, mixed> $options = []): $this
Adds a rule that will be applied to the entity on update operations.
Options
The options array accept the following special keys:
errorField
: The name of the entity field that will be marked as invalid if the rule does not pass.message
: The error message to set toerrorField
if the rule does not pass.
Parameters
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callable
$rule A callable function or object that will return whether the entity is valid or not.
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array|string|null
$name optional The alias for a rule, or an array of options.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional List of extra options to pass to the rule callable as second argument.
Returns
$this
check() ¶ public
check(Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity, string $mode, array<string, mixed> $options = []): bool
Runs each of the rules by passing the provided entity and returns true if all of them pass. The rules to be applied are depended on the $mode parameter which can only be RulesChecker::CREATE, RulesChecker::UPDATE or RulesChecker::DELETE
Parameters
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Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface
$entity The entity to check for validity.
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string
$mode Either 'create, 'update' or 'delete'.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional Extra options to pass to checker functions.
Returns
bool
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
if an invalid mode is passed.
checkCreate() ¶ public
checkCreate(Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity, array<string, mixed> $options = []): bool
Runs each of the rules by passing the provided entity and returns true if all of them pass. The rules selected will be only those specified to be run on 'create'
Parameters
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Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface
$entity The entity to check for validity.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional Extra options to pass to checker functions.
Returns
bool
checkDelete() ¶ public
checkDelete(Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity, array<string, mixed> $options = []): bool
Runs each of the rules by passing the provided entity and returns true if all of them pass. The rules selected will be only those specified to be run on 'delete'
Parameters
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Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface
$entity The entity to check for validity.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional Extra options to pass to checker functions.
Returns
bool
checkUpdate() ¶ public
checkUpdate(Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity, array<string, mixed> $options = []): bool
Runs each of the rules by passing the provided entity and returns true if all of them pass. The rules selected will be only those specified to be run on 'update'
Parameters
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Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface
$entity The entity to check for validity.
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array<string, mixed>
$options optional Extra options to pass to checker functions.
Returns
bool
Property Detail
$_createRules ¶ protected
The list of rules to check during create operations
Type
array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
$_deleteRules ¶ protected
The list of rules to check during delete operations
Type
array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
$_rules ¶ protected
The list of rules to be checked on both create and update operations
Type
array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
$_updateRules ¶ protected
The list of rules to check during update operations
Type
array<Cake\Datasource\RuleInvoker>
$_useI18n ¶ protected
Whether to use I18n functions for translating default error messages
Type
bool