Sails model validation only when updating and not while creating

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While using sails validation I need some fields only to get validated while updating and not during creation. The scenario is that when the user is getting creating the i am just taking username and password and later I ask for all the remaining data for the user and I need to apply some validation rules only during updation and not creation.

I know I can do some manual validation using lifecycle callback beforeUpdate but then I wont be using sails validation which I think is not the proper way.

How can tell the model that these rules need to be applied only during updation?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 10 '14 at 20:25

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what rules specifically? One thing you can do is give the rules a true/false check to see if the record has as an Id. If it does, then its an update, if it does not, then its a create.

favorite_color : {
    required : function(){
       return 'id' in this // ID should be your primary key field. 
    }
}

I will say it would be nice if you could specify when validations occur, but currently you can not.

answered Dec 10 '14 at 20:25

Meeker

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Thanks Meeker! This can be one work around but what I am doing right now is using the beforeUpdate callback for this purpose and using the validator.js directly which sails is also using for validation purpose ! – Vyper Dec 11 '14 at 11:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 12 '14 at 09:08

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You may split DB entity into two separate entities and use two models. First model will require username and password and second model will require other fields.

answered Dec 12 '14 at 09:08

Zuker

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Sails model validation only when updating and not while creating

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