Ability to include custom restriction variable value and add the erro…

…r message to base.

lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb

@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ def validate_restrictions(record, attr_name, value)
     end
 
     def add_error(record, attr_name, message, value=nil)
-      value = format_error_value(value) if value
+      value = determine_value(options[:restriction_value], record) || (format_error_value(value) if value)
       message_options = { :message => options[:"#{message}_message"], :restriction => value }
-      record.errors.add(attr_name, message, message_options)
+      add_errors_accordingly(record, attr_name, message, message_options)
     end
 
     def format_error_value(value)
@@ -110,6 +110,25 @@ def timezone_aware?(record, attr_name)
         record.class.timeliness_attribute_timezone_aware?(attr_name)
     end
 
+    private
+
+    def determine_value(value, record)
+      case value
+      when Proc
+        value.arity > 0 ? value.call(record) : value.call
+      else
+        value
+      end
+    end
+
+    def add_errors_accordingly(record, attr_name, message, message_options)
+      if options[:add_to_base]
+        record.errors[:base] << record.errors.generate_message(attr_name, message, message_options)
+      else
+        record.errors.add(attr_name, message, message_options)
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 end
 

spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb

@@ -140,6 +140,43 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context ":restriction_value option" do
+    describe "when not Proc" do
+      before do
+        Person.validates_datetime :birth_datetime, :on_or_before => Time.now, :restriction_value => 5000
+      end
+      let(:person) { Person.new(:birth_datetime => Time.now + 1000.seconds) }
+      it "should obey restriction_value" do
+        person.valid?
+        person.errors[:birth_datetime].should eq(["must be on or before 5000"])
+      end
+    end
+    describe "when Proc" do
+      before do
+        Person.validates_datetime :birth_datetime, :on_or_before => Time.now, :restriction_value => Proc.new{ "dummy restriction value" }
+      end
+      let(:person) { Person.new(:birth_datetime => Time.now + 1000.seconds) }
+      it "should obey restriction_value" do
+        person.valid?
+        person.errors[:birth_datetime].should eq(["must be on or before dummy restriction value"])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context ":add_to_base option" do
+    before do
+      Person.validates_datetime :birth_datetime,
+                                :on_or_before => Time.now,
+                                :add_to_base => true
+    end
+    let(:person) { Person.new(:birth_datetime => Time.now + 1000.seconds) }
+    it "should obey restriction_value" do
+      person.valid?
+      person.errors[:birth_datetime].should eq([])
+      person.errors[:base].should eq(["must be on or before 2010-01-01 00:00:00"])
+    end
+  end
+
   describe ":format option" do
     class PersonWithFormatOption
       include TestModel