#validate, #submit and ajax callbacks have already been improved to support method callbacks. The same thing should be done for #element_validate. This would be especially cool for field widgets.

#1802072: Ajax callbacks should be callbacks defined as function or class method

Change record for supporting FAPI #validate, #submit method callbacks: http://drupal.org/node/1734540

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#9 1805688-9-element_validate.patch5.06 KBfubhy
#5 1805688-5-element_validate.patch4.67 KBfubhy
#1 1805688-1-element_validate.patch4.66 KBfubhy

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fubhy commented
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new 1805688-1-element_validate.patch4.66 KB

The attached patch is the most simple solution to that. However, I am a little bit worried that, especially in case of field widgets, we might add multiple, identical object references to the form array. Not sure how we could easily solve that or if that is even a problem.

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Adding related issue references.

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Adding link to change record.

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fubhy commented
Title: Add support methods as #element_validate callbacks » Support methods as #element_validate callbacks

Fixing typo in title.

Status: Needs review » Needs work

The last submitted patch, 1805688-1-element_validate.patch, failed testing.

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+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.moduleundefined
@@ -385,11 +424,13 @@ function system_form_form_test_alter_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
+    '#element_validate' => array($object, 'validateName'),

This should be
'#element_validate' => array(array($object, 'validateName')) since the callback function or array(object,method) is an array.

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fubhy commented
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new 1805688-5-element_validate.patch4.67 KB

Whoops... Of course :). Thanks @stalski.

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Stalski commented
Status: Needs work » Needs review

Setting the status to have the patch tested

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Stalski commented
Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

Tested this and reviewed it. Straight forward patch imo

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Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Needs work

This looks good to me, and consistent with what we're doing elsewhere in form.inc, with one exception:

+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.moduleundefined
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.moduleundefined
@@ -372,6 +372,45 @@ function system_form_form_test_alter_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
   drupal_set_message('system_form_form_test_alter_form_alter() executed.');
 }
 
+class FormTestValidateForm {

It's not kosher to declare classes inside module files. They need to be in PSR-0 files/folders.

While we're at it, can you please add PHPDoc for this class?

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fubhy commented
Status: Needs work » Needs review
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new 1805688-9-element_validate.patch5.06 KB

Sure.

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Stalski commented
Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

Just reviewed it. Again looking good.
I think this one is good to be committed.

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Title: Support methods as #element_validate callbacks » Change notice: Support methods as #element_validate callbacks
Category: feature » task
Priority: Normal » Critical
Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Active
Issue tags: +Needs change record

Awesome, thanks!

Committed and pushed to 8.x.

We'll need a change notice for this; can likely just be added to the existing FAPI one.

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fubhy commented
Status: Active » Needs review

Done.

http://drupal.org/node/1734540

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swentel commented
Title: Change notice: Support methods as #element_validate callbacks » Support methods as #element_validate callbacks
Priority: Critical » Normal
Status: Needs review » Fixed

Looks good.

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Stalski commented
Title: Support methods as #element_validate callbacks » Change notice: Support methods as #element_validate callbacks
Priority: Normal » Critical

Perfect fubhy.

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Stalski commented
Title: Change notice: Support methods as #element_validate callbacks » Support methods as #element_validate callbacks
Priority: Critical » Normal

submissions at the same time

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I'm unhappy that the existing test code was moved.

This means that we have a dedicated test for #element_validate using a class method now, but the dedicated test for a procedural function got lost.

The proper action would have been to add a second #element_validate entry for the class method and specifically assert that.

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fubhy commented

There are other tests that involve #element_validate and are not using method callbacks. What we are testing here is if #element_validate works. And we didn't change any #element_validate logic. We just changed is_function into is_callable. Actually I was unsure if it even makes sense to add a test for it at all. I mean.. We do not set up an array or an object in our tests to see if is_array() or is_object() works... Right? ;)

So... It doesn't matter what we do actually. And just in case - There are still other tests that use #element_validate with plain function callbacks.

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fubhy commented

doubleclick, sorry

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

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Issue tags: -Needs change record
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Woot, change records can be linked with node numbers :(