<?php 
class User extends AppModel {
	function validates() {
		$this->setAction();
		#always validate presence of username
		$this->validates_presence_of('username');
		#validate uniqueness of username when creating a new user
		$this->validates_uniqueness_of('username',array('on'=>'create'));
		#validate length of username (minimum)
		$this->validates_length_of('username',array('min'=>3));
		#validate length of username (maximum)
		$this->validates_length_of('username',array('max'=>50));
		#validate presence of password
		$this->validates_presence_of('password');
		#validate presence of email
		$this->validates_presence_of('email');
		#validate uniqueness of email when creating a new user
		$this->validates_uniqueness_of('email',array('on'=>'create'));
		#validate format of email
		$this->validates_format_of('email',VALID_EMAIL);

		#if there were errors, return false
		$errors = $this->invalidFields();
		return (count($errors) == 0);
	}
}
?>