skip_or_fill_minimum.js 1.67 KB
/*
 * Lets you say "either at least X inputs that match selector Y must be filled,
 * OR they must all be skipped (left blank)."
 *
 * The end result, is that none of these inputs:
 *
 *	<input class="productinfo" name="partnumber">
 *	<input class="productinfo" name="description">
 *	<input class="productinfo" name="color">
 *
 *	...will validate unless either at least two of them are filled,
 *	OR none of them are.
 *
 * partnumber:	{skip_or_fill_minimum: [2,".productinfo"]},
 * description: {skip_or_fill_minimum: [2,".productinfo"]},
 * color:		{skip_or_fill_minimum: [2,".productinfo"]}
 *
 * options[0]: number of fields that must be filled in the group
 * options[1]: CSS selector that defines the group of conditionally required fields
 *
 */
$.validator.addMethod( "skip_or_fill_minimum", function( value, element, options ) {
	var $fields = $( options[ 1 ], element.form ),
		$fieldsFirst = $fields.eq( 0 ),
		validator = $fieldsFirst.data( "valid_skip" ) ? $fieldsFirst.data( "valid_skip" ) : $.extend( {}, this ),
		numberFilled = $fields.filter( function() {
			return validator.elementValue( this );
		} ).length,
		isValid = numberFilled === 0 || numberFilled >= options[ 0 ];

	// Store the cloned validator for future validation
	$fieldsFirst.data( "valid_skip", validator );

	// If element isn't being validated, run each skip_or_fill_minimum field's validation rules
	if ( !$( element ).data( "being_validated" ) ) {
		$fields.data( "being_validated", true );
		$fields.each( function() {
			validator.element( this );
		} );
		$fields.data( "being_validated", false );
	}
	return isValid;
}, $.validator.format( "Please either skip these fields or fill at least {0} of them." ) );