gistfile1.php

<?php

$user = Cascade::factory(ORM::factory('user')); // Add functionality to the ORM class by decorating it with Cascade.

$user->username = 'iamauser';
$user->profile->first_name = 'Merrick';
$user->profile->last_name = 'Christensen';


try
{
    $user->save(); // Saves and/or creates a user object and a profile object with the dependency that profile has on user.
}
catch(ORM_Validation_Exception $e)
{
    $errors = $e->errors('models'); // Combines profile and user errors
}