/// <summary>
/// Get validation rules for an model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="controllerContext">Current controller context</param>
/// <param name="model">Model to validate</param>
/// <returns>Object which can be JSON serialized</returns>
/// <remarks>Will only return rules which has not been fulfilled.</remarks>
public ValidationRules GetRules(ControllerContext controllerContext, object model)
{
var metadata2 = ModelMetadataProviders.Current.GetMetadataForProperties(model, model.GetType() );
var validation = new ValidationRules();
foreach (var modelMetadata in metadata2)
{
var validators = modelMetadata.GetValidators(controllerContext);
if (!validators.Any())
continue;
foreach (var validator in validators)
{
foreach (var rule in validator.GetClientValidationRules())
{
if (rule.ValidationParameters.Any())
{
foreach (var kvp in rule.ValidationParameters)
{
validation.Rules.Add(modelMetadata.PropertyName, kvp.Key, kvp.Value.ToString());
}
}
else
validation.Rules.Add(modelMetadata.PropertyName, rule.ValidationType, "true");
validation.Messages.Add(modelMetadata.PropertyName, rule.ValidationType, rule.ErrorMessage);
}
}
}
return validation;
}
public void SerializeValidationRules()
{
var rules = new ValidationRules();
rules.Messages.Add("SomeProp", "required", "The field is required, dude!");
rules.Rules.Add("someProp", "required", "true");
rules.Rules.Add("someProp", "max", "40");
var actual = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new JsonResponse(true, rules));
Assert.Equal(@"{""success"":true,""contentType"":""validation-rules"",""body"":{""messages"":{""SomeProp"":{""required"":""The field is required, dude!""}},""rules"":{""someProp"":{""required"":""true""}}}}", actual);
}
