class CaseLogValidator < ActiveModel::Validator # Methods need to be named 'validate_' followed by field name # this is how the metaprogramming of the method name being # call in the validate method works. def validate_tenant_age(record) if record.tenant_age && !/^[1-9][0-9]?$|^120$/.match?(record.tenant_age.to_s) record.errors.add :tenant_age, "must be between 0 and 120" end end def validate(record) question_to_validate = options[:previous_page] if question_to_validate && respond_to?("validate_#{question_to_validate}") public_send("validate_#{question_to_validate}", record) else validation_methods = public_methods(false) - [__callee__] validation_methods.each { |meth| public_send(meth, record) } end end end class CaseLog < ApplicationRecord validate :instance_validations before_save :update_status! attr_writer :previous_page enum status: { "in progress" => 0, "submitted" => 1 } def instance_validations validates_with CaseLogValidator, ({ previous_page: @previous_page } || {}) end def update_status! self.status = if all_fields_completed? && errors.empty? "submitted" else "in progress" end end def all_fields_completed? tenant_age.present? && tenant_code.present? && tenant_nationality.present? end end