Validatable trait

validatable.php

<?php

use Validator;

trait Validatable {

	/**
	 * Validator instance for this check
	 * @var Validator
	 */
	protected $validator = null;

	/**
	 * Determine if it's needed to check validity on save
	 * @var bool
	 */
	protected $checkValid = true;

	/**
	 * Check to see if this model's attributes are valid
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function isValid()
	{
		$this->validator = Validator::make($this->attributes, $this->getRules());
		return $this->validator->passes();
	}

	/**
	 * Determine if the model will be checked for validation
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function getsValidated()
	{
		return $this->checkValid;
	}

	/**
	 * Bypass validation checking on save
	 * @return Eloquent\Model
	 */
	public function bypassValidation()
	{
		$this->checkValid = false;
		return $this;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the validation rules for this model
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function getRules()
	{
		return $this->rules;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Set the rules on the validator
	 */
	public function setRules(array $rules = array())
	{
		$this->rules = $rules;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the validator instance
	 * @return Validator
	 */
	public function getValidator()
	{
		return $this->validator;
	}

	/**
	 * Override the save functionality
	 * @param array
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	public function save(array $options = array())
	{
		if ($this->checkValid and  ! $this->isValid())
		{
			throw new ValidationException($this->validator);
		}

		return parent::save();
	}

}