Validation support for ActiveModel::Validations without a shim

move validation helpers into ActiveModel::Validations for default base support
add check if attribute methods shim is being used
refactor specs for helper and attribute methods separation
more mongoid workarounds due to incorrect use of AS::Concern

lib/generators/validates_timeliness/templates/validates_timeliness.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ValidatesTimeliness.setup do |config|
-  # Add plugin to supported ORMs (:active_record, :mongoid)
+  # Extend ORM/ODMs for full support (:active_record, :mongoid).
   # config.extend_orms = [ :active_record ]
   #
   # User the plugin date/time parser which is stricter and extendable

lib/validates_timeliness/attribute_methods.rb

@@ -2,8 +2,24 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
   module AttributeMethods
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
+    included do
+      class_inheritable_accessor :timeliness_validated_attributes
+      self.timeliness_validated_attributes = []
+    end
+
     module ClassMethods
 
+      public
+      # Override in ORM shim
+      def timeliness_attribute_timezone_aware?(attr_name)
+        false
+      end
+
+      # Override in ORM shim
+      def timeliness_attribute_type(attr_name)
+        :datetime
+      end
+
       protected
 
       def define_timeliness_methods(before_type_cast=false)
@@ -37,21 +53,9 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
         EOV
         class_eval(method_body, __FILE__, line)
       end
-
-      # Override in ORM shim
-      def timeliness_attribute_timezone_aware?(attr_name)
-        false
-      end
-
-      # Override in ORM shim
-      def timeliness_attribute_type(attr_name)
-        :datetime
-      end
-
     end
 
     module InstanceMethods
-
       def _timeliness_raw_value_for(attr_name)
         @timeliness_cache && @timeliness_cache[attr_name.to_s]
       end
@@ -59,7 +63,6 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
       def _clear_timeliness_cache
         @timeliness_cache = {}
       end
-
     end
 
   end

lib/validates_timeliness/extensions/date_time_select.rb

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     module DateTimeSelect
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
-      # Intercepts the date and time select helpers to reuse the values from the
+      # Intercepts the date and time select helpers to reuse the values from
       # the params rather than the parsed value. This allows invalid date/time
       # values to be redisplayed instead of blanks to aid correction by the user.
-      # Its a minor usability improvement which is rarely an issue for the user.
+      # It's a minor usability improvement which is rarely an issue for the user.
 
       included do
         alias_method_chain :datetime_selector, :timeliness

lib/validates_timeliness/helper_methods.rb

@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-module ValidatesTimeliness
-  module HelperMethods
-    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+module ActiveModel
+  module Validations
 
-    included do
-      include ValidationMethods
-      extend ValidationMethods
-      class_inheritable_accessor :timeliness_validated_attributes
-      self.timeliness_validated_attributes = []
-    end
-
-    module ValidationMethods
+    module HelperMethods
       def validates_date(*attr_names)
         timeliness_validation_for attr_names, :date
       end
@@ -24,11 +16,13 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
 
       def timeliness_validation_for(attr_names, type)
         options = _merge_attributes(attr_names).merge(:type => type)
-        self.timeliness_validated_attributes ||= []
-        self.timeliness_validated_attributes += (attr_names - self.timeliness_validated_attributes)
-        validates_with Validator, options
+        if respond_to?(:timeliness_validated_attributes)
+          self.timeliness_validated_attributes ||= []
+          self.timeliness_validated_attributes += (attr_names - self.timeliness_validated_attributes)
+        end
+        validates_with ValidatesTimeliness::Validator, options
       end
-
     end
+
   end
 end

lib/validates_timeliness/orm/active_record.rb

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
 end
 
 class ActiveRecord::Base
-  include ValidatesTimeliness::HelperMethods
   include ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods
   include ValidatesTimeliness::ORM::ActiveRecord
 end

lib/validates_timeliness/orm/mongoid.rb

@@ -43,9 +43,18 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
 end
  
 module Mongoid::Document
-  include ValidatesTimeliness::HelperMethods
-  include ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods
-  include ValidatesTimeliness::ORM::Mongoid
+  # Due to how Mongoid misuses ActiveSupport::Concern,
+  # the only way to override a core component method is 
+  # using an append_features hook.
+  #
+  module TimelinessConcern
+    def append_features(base)
+      super
+      base.send :include, ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods
+      base.send :include, ValidatesTimeliness::ORM::Mongoid
+    end
+  end
+  extend TimelinessConcern
 
   def reload_with_timeliness
     _clear_timeliness_cache

lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb

@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     end
 
     def validate_each(record, attr_name, value)
-      raw_value = record._timeliness_raw_value_for(attr_name) || value
+      raw_value = attribute_raw_value(record, attr_name) || value
       return if (@allow_nil && raw_value.nil?) || (@allow_blank && raw_value.blank?)
 
-      @timezone_aware = record.class.timeliness_attribute_timezone_aware?(attr_name)
+      @timezone_aware = timezone_aware?(record, attr_name)
       value = parse(raw_value) if value.is_a?(String) || options[:format]
       value = type_cast_value(value, @type)
 
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
       value.strftime(format)
     end
 
+    def attribute_raw_value(record, attr_name)
+      if record.respond_to?(:_timeliness_raw_value_for)
+        record._timeliness_raw_value_for(attr_name)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def timezone_aware?(record, attr_name)
+      record.class.respond_to?(:timeliness_attribute_timezone_aware?) &&
+        record.class.timeliness_attribute_timezone_aware?(attr_name)
+    end
+
   end
 end