Validates_uniqueness_of with conditions

Rails
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Hello

I have a user table in my db.
A user has a status field, status is an INT an can be between 1-5.

When a new user sign up I want to use “validates_uniqueness_of :login”
in user model.
But I don’t want to validate the new user against users with status ==
5.

Can I do this with some :if or :conditions?

(I prefer not to use my own validate method)

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On Nov 8, 2007 7:37 AM, Daniel Hansson
[email protected] wrote:

Can I do this with some :if or :conditions?

(I prefer not to use my own validate method)

I don’t think it can be done. I see two options:

  • Write your own validate method
  • Create another column in the table that would have the a single
    value for all rows with status 1-4 and use that in the :scope option
    of validates_uniqueness_of. You could manage this column automatically
    via before_save.