# UniqueNestedValidator This validator allows you to verify the uniqueness of attributes from nested models. ## Installation Add this line to your application's Gemfile: gem 'unique_nested_validator' And then execute: $ bundle Or install it yourself as: $ gem install unique_nested_validator ## Usage Let's say you have a model for `Runner`: class Runner < ActiveRecord::Base attr_accessible :email Then you create a `Race` and fill in runners using nested forms. In your `Race` model you will accept nested attributes for the nested model `Runner`: class Race < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :runners, :dependent => :destroy accepts_nested_attributes_for :products If we want to warrant that there aren't two runners with the same id, so we add the following validation to `Race`: validates :products, :unique_nested => true Or, if we want to warrant there aren't repeated emails for runners we add the following validation: validates :products, :unique_nested => { :with => :email } And it is possible to set a custom error message: validates :products, :unique_nested => { :with => :email, :message => "Two runners cannot have the same email" } ## Contributing 1. Fork it 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`) 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`) 4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`) 5. Create new Pull Request