lib/configit/attribute_definition.rb in configit-0.1.1 vs lib/configit/attribute_definition.rb in configit-0.1.2

@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
       @required
     end
   
     # Returns an error string if the value is not valid per this AttributeDefinition
     def validate(value)
-      return "#{name} is a required attribute" if required? && value == nil || value == ""
+      if required? && (value == nil || value == "") && (default == nil || default == "")
+        return "#{name} is a required attribute"
+      end
       # TODO: add type validation here
       nil
     end
   end
 end