DistroPropaganda/code/rails30/depot_k/app/models/product.rb

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class Product < ActiveRecord::Base
  default_scope :order => 'title'
  has_many :line_items

  before_destroy :ensure_not_referenced_by_any_line_item

  #...


  # validation stuff...


  validates :title, :description, :image_url, :presence => true
  validates :price, :numericality => {:greater_than_or_equal_to => 0.01}
# 
  validates :title, :uniqueness => true
  validates :image_url, :format => {
    :with    => %r{\.(gif|jpg|png)$}i,
    :message => 'must be a URL for GIF, JPG or PNG image.'
  }
  validates :title, :length => {:minimum => 10}
  private

    # ensure that there are no line items referencing this product
    def ensure_not_referenced_by_any_line_item
      if line_items.empty?
        return true
      else
        errors.add(:base, 'Line Items present')
        return false
      end
    end
end