gistfile1.rb

class Account < ActiveRecord::Base  
  has_many :users
  accepts_nested_attributes_for :users

  serialize :account #If you want to store the recurly account, you need to serialise the object

  validates_presence_of :company, :on => :create, :message => "can't be blank"

  # Before_create will be called once only 
  before_create :create_external_account
  validates :must_have_external_account

  def create_external_account
    user_for_account = users.first
    account = Recurly::Account.new(
      :account_code => user_for_account.generate_a_code,
      :first_name => user_for_account.first_name,
      :last_name => user_for_account.last_name,
      :email => '[email protected]',
      :company_name => company 
    )
  end
end

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :account
  
  attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, 
                  :first_name, :last_name, :company
  has_secure_password
  
  validates_presence_of :first_name, :on => :create, :message => "can't be blank"
  validates_presence_of :last_name, :on => :create, :message => "can't be blank"
  validates_presence_of :email, :on => :create, :message => "can't be blank"
  validates_uniqueness_of :email, :on => :create, :message => "has already been taken"
  validates_presence_of :password, :on => :create
end


# Accounts Controller
  def create
    @account = Account.new(params[:account])
    # create recurly account
    respond_to do |format|
      if @account.save
        format.html { redirect_to login_path, notice: 'Congratulations! Please use the form belog to access Arctic Fox.' }
      else
        format.html { render action: "new" }
      end
    end
  end

So where would I run the validation? It only needs to be done on the creation of account not for each user

Can I access user from accounts even before its been saved?


This is the code I need to run. Preferable 
account = Recurly::Account.new(
  :account_code => 'rachael',
  :first_name => 'Rachael',
  :last_name => 'Test',
  :email => '[email protected]',
  :company_name => 'Chicago, Inc'
)