Re: Data validation

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On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 18:20:53 -0500, Edward J. Sabol
<sabol@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > The docs imply that validate_column_values() is the right place to do
> > this validation, but the implementation makes this rather messy. How do
> > other people do validation?
> 
> FWIW, I use a MVC (Model-View-Controller) design pattern. My CDBI classes are
> Models in that pattern, and I put data validation in their respective
> Controller classes, IMHO, since it's the Controller class that interacts with
> the user and creates and modifies each Model class. I currently use my own
> validation module which heavily extends Params::Validate. If I had to do it
> over again, I'd probably use Data::FormValidator.

I also follow the MVC pattern in my applications. I do form validation
in my CGI::Application-based applications with DFV, but the paranoid
part of me wants validation at the model level too - mostly to check
for required fields, etc.

Drew
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