﻿// LiveValidation 1.3 (prototype.js version)
// Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Alec Hill (www.livevalidation.com)
// LiveValidation is licensed under the terms of the MIT License

var LiveValidation = Class.create();

/*********************************************** LiveValidation class ***********************************/

/*** static ***/

Object.extend(LiveValidation, {

    VERSION: '1.3 prototype',

    /*** element types constants ***/
    TEXTAREA: 1,
    TEXT: 2,
    PASSWORD: 3,
    CHECKBOX: 4,
    SELECT: 5,
    FILE: 6,

    /**
    *	pass an array of LiveValidation objects and it will validate all of them
    *	
    *	@var validations {Array} - an array of LiveValidation objects
    *	@return {Bool} - true if all passed validation, false if any fail						
    */
    massValidate: function(validations)
    {
        var returnValue = true;
        if (typeof (beginMassValidation) != "undefined") beginMassValidation();
        for (var i = 0, len = validations.length; i < len; ++i)
        {
            var valid = validations[i].validate();
            if (returnValue) returnValue = valid;
        }
        if (typeof (endMassValidation) != "undefined") endMassValidation(returnValue);
        return returnValue;
    }

});

/*** prototype ***/

LiveValidation.prototype = {

    validClass: 'LV_valid',
    invalidClass: 'LV_invalid',
    messageClass: 'LV_validation_message',
    validFieldClass: 'LV_valid_field',
    invalidFieldClass: 'LV_invalid_field',

    /**
    *	constructor for LiveValidation - validates a form field in real-time based on validations you assign to it
    *	
    *	@var element {mixed} - either a dom element reference or the string id of the element to validate
    *	@var optionsObj {Object} - general options, see below for details
    *
    *	optionsObj properties:
    *							validMessage {String} 	- the message to show when the field passes validation
    *													  (DEFAULT: "Thankyou!")
    *							onValid {Function} 		- function to execute when field passes validation
    *													  (DEFAULT: function(){ this.insertMessage(this.createMessageSpan()s); this.addFieldClass(); } )	
    *							onInvalid {Function} 	- function to execute when field fails validation
    *													  (DEFAULT: function(){ this.insertMessage(this.createMessageSpan()); this.addFieldClass(); })
    *							insertAfterWhatNode {mixed} 	- reference or id of node to have the message inserted after 
    *													  (DEFAULT: the field that is being validated
    *              onlyOnBlur {Boolean} - whether you want it to validate as you type or only on blur
    *                            (DEFAULT: false)
    *              wait {Integer} - the time you want it to pause from the last keystroke before it validates (ms)
    *                            (DEFAULT: 0)
    *              onlyOnSubmit {Boolean} - whether should be validated only when the form it belongs to is submitted
    *                            (DEFAULT: false)
    */
    initialize: function(element, optionsObj)
    {
        // set up special properties (ones that need some extra processing or can be overidden from optionsObj)
        if (!element) throw new Error("LiveValidation::initialize - No element reference or element id has been provided!");
        this.element = $(element);
        if (!this.element) throw new Error("LiveValidation::initialize - No element with reference or id of '" + element + "' exists!");
        // properties that could not be initialised above
        this.elementType = this.getElementType();
        this.validations = [];
        this.form = this.element.form;
        // overwrite the options defaults with passed in ones
        this.options = Object.extend({
            validMessage: 'Thankyou!',
            onValid: function() { this.insertMessage(this.createMessageSpan()); this.addFieldClass(); },
            onInvalid: function() { this.insertMessage(this.createMessageSpan()); this.addFieldClass(); },
            insertAfterWhatNode: this.element,
            onlyOnBlur: false,
            wait: 0,
            onlyOnSubmit: false
        }, optionsObj || {});
        var node = this.options.insertAfterWhatNode || this.element;
        this.options.insertAfterWhatNode = $(node);
        Object.extend(this, this.options); // copy the options to the actual object
        // add to form if it has been provided
        if (this.form)
        {
            this.formObj = LiveValidationForm.getInstance(this.form);
            this.formObj.addField(this);
        }
        // events
        // event callbacks are cached so they can be stopped being observed
        this.boundFocus = this.doOnFocus.bindAsEventListener(this);
        Event.observe(this.element, 'focus', this.boundFocus);
        if (!this.onlyOnSubmit)
        {
            switch (this.elementType)
            {
                case LiveValidation.CHECKBOX:
                    this.boundClick = this.validate.bindAsEventListener(this);
                    Event.observe(this.element, 'click', this.boundClick);
                    // let it run into the next to add a change event too
                case LiveValidation.SELECT:
                case LiveValidation.FILE:
                    this.boundChange = this.validate.bindAsEventListener(this);
                    Event.observe(this.element, 'change', this.boundChange);
                    break;
                default:
                    if (!this.onlyOnBlur)
                    {
                        this.boundKeyup = this.deferValidation.bindAsEventListener(this);
                        Event.observe(this.element, 'keyup', this.boundKeyup);
                    }
                    this.boundBlur = this.validate.bindAsEventListener(this);
                    Event.observe(this.element, 'blur', this.boundBlur);
            }
        }
    },

    /**
    *	destroys the instance's events and removes it from any LiveValidationForms
    */
    destroy: function()
    {
        if (this.formObj)
        {
            // remove the field from the LiveValidationForm
            this.formObj.removeField(this);
            // destroy the LiveValidationForm if no LiveValidation fields left in it
            this.formObj.destroy();
        }
        // remove events
        Event.stopObserving(this.element, 'focus', this.boundFocus);
        if (!this.onlyOnSubmit)
        {
            switch (this.elementType)
            {
                case LiveValidation.CHECKBOX:
                    Event.stopObserving(this.element, 'click', this.boundClick);
                    // let it run into the next to add a change event too
                case LiveValidation.SELECT:
                case LiveValidation.FILE:
                    Event.stopObserving(this.element, 'change', this.boundChange);
                    break;
                default:
                    if (!this.onlyOnBlur) Event.stopObserving(this.element, 'keyup', this.boundKeyup);
                    Event.stopObserving(this.element, 'blur', this.boundBlur);
            }
        }
        this.validations = [];
        this.removeMessageAndFieldClass();
    },

    /**
    *	adds a validation to perform to a LiveValidation object
    *
    *	@var validationFunction {Function} - validation function to be used (ie Validate.Presence )
    *	@var validationParamsObj {Object} - parameters for doing the validation, if wanted or necessary
    * @return {Object} - the LiveValidation object itself so that calls can be chained
    */
    add: function(validationFunction, validationParamsObj)
    {
        this.validations.push({ type: validationFunction, params: validationParamsObj || {} });
        return this;
    },

    /**
    *	removes a validation from a LiveValidation object - must have exactly the same arguments as used to add it 
    *
    *	@var validationFunction {Function} - validation function to be used (ie Validate.Presence )
    *	@var validationParamsObj {Object} - parameters for doing the validation, if wanted or necessary
    * @return {Object} - the LiveValidation object itself so that calls can be chained
    */
    remove: function(validationFunction, validationParamsObj)
    {
        this.validations = this.validations.reject(function(v)
        {
            return (v.type == validationFunction && v.params == validationParamsObj);
        });
        return this;
    },

    /**
    * makes the validation wait the alotted time from the last keystroke 
    */
    deferValidation: function(e)
    {
        if (this.wait >= 300) this.removeMessageAndFieldClass();
        if (this.timeout) clearTimeout(this.timeout);
        this.timeout = setTimeout(this.validate.bind(this), this.wait);
    },

    /**
    * sets the focused flag to false when field loses focus 
    */
    doOnBlur: function()
    {
        this.focused = false;
        this.validate();
    },

    /**
    * sets the focused flag to true when field gains focus and removes old message and field class 
    */
    doOnFocus: function()
    {
        this.focused = true;
        this.removeMessageAndFieldClass();
    },

    /**
    *	gets the type of element, to check whether it is compatible
    *
    *	@var validationFunction {Function} - validation function to be used (ie Validate.Presence )
    *	@var validationParamsObj {Object} - parameters for doing the validation, if wanted or necessary
    */
    getElementType: function()
    {
        switch (true)
        {
            case (this.element.nodeName.toUpperCase() == 'TEXTAREA'):
                return LiveValidation.TEXTAREA;
            case (this.element.nodeName.toUpperCase() == 'INPUT' && this.element.type.toUpperCase() == 'TEXT'):
                return LiveValidation.TEXT;
            case (this.element.nodeName.toUpperCase() == 'INPUT' && this.element.type.toUpperCase() == 'PASSWORD'):
                return LiveValidation.PASSWORD;
            case (this.element.nodeName.toUpperCase() == 'INPUT' && this.element.type.toUpperCase() == 'CHECKBOX'):
                return LiveValidation.CHECKBOX;
            case (this.element.nodeName.toUpperCase() == 'INPUT' && this.element.type.toUpperCase() == 'FILE'):
                return LiveValidation.FILE;
            case (this.element.nodeName.toUpperCase() == 'SELECT'):
                return LiveValidation.SELECT;
            case (this.element.nodeName.toUpperCase() == 'INPUT'):
                throw new Error('LiveValidation::getElementType - Cannot use LiveValidation on an ' + this.element.type + ' input!');
            default:
                throw new Error('LiveValidation::getElementType - Element must be an input, select, or textarea!');
        }
    },

    /**
    *	loops through all the validations added to the LiveValidation object and checks them one by one
    *
    *	@var validationFunction {Function} - validation function to be used (ie Validate.Presence )
    *	@var validationParamsObj {Object} - parameters for doing the validation, if wanted or necessary
    * @return {Boolean} - whether the all the validations passed or if one failed
    */
    doValidations: function()
    {
        this.validationFailed = false;
        for (var i = 0, len = this.validations.length; i < len; ++i)
        {
            var validation = this.validations[i];
            switch (validation.type)
            {
                case Validate.Presence:
                case Validate.Confirmation:
                case Validate.Acceptance:
                    this.displayMessageWhenEmpty = true;
                    this.validationFailed = !this.validateElement(validation.type, validation.params);
                    break;
                default:
                    this.validationFailed = !this.validateElement(validation.type, validation.params);
                    break;
            }
            if (this.validationFailed) return false;
        }
        this.message = this.validMessage;
        return true;
    },

    /**
    *	performs validation on the element and handles any error (validation or otherwise) it throws up
    *
    *	@var validationFunction {Function} - validation function to be used (ie Validate.Presence )
    *	@var validationParamsObj {Object} - parameters for doing the validation, if wanted or necessary
    * @return {Boolean} - whether the validation has passed or failed
    */
    validateElement: function(validationFunction, validationParamsObj)
    {
        var value = (this.elementType == LiveValidation.SELECT) ? this.element.options[this.element.selectedIndex].value : this.element.value;
        if (validationFunction == Validate.Acceptance)
        {
            if (this.elementType != LiveValidation.CHECKBOX) throw new Error('LiveValidation::validateElement - Element to validate acceptance must be a checkbox!');
            value = this.element.checked;
        }
        var isValid = true;
        try
        {
            validationFunction(value, validationParamsObj);
        } catch (error)
        {
            if (error instanceof Validate.Error)
            {
                if (value !== '' || (value === '' && this.displayMessageWhenEmpty))
                {
                    this.validationFailed = true;
                    this.message = error.message;
                    isValid = false;
                }
            } else
            {
                throw error;
            }
        } finally
        {
            return isValid;
        }
    },

    /**
    *	makes it do the all the validations and fires off the onValid or onInvalid callbacks
    *
    * @return {Boolean} - whether the all the validations passed or if one failed
    */
    validate: function()
    {
        if (!this.element.disabled)
        {
            var isValid = this.doValidations();
            if (isValid)
            {
                this.onValid();
                return true;
            } else
            {
                this.onInvalid();
                return false;
            }
        } else
        {
            return true;
        }
    },

    /**
    *  enables the field
    *
    *  @return {LiveValidation} - the LiveValidation object for chaining
    */
    enable: function()
    {
        this.element.disabled = false;
        return this;
    },

    /**
    *  disables the field and removes any message and styles associated with the field
    *
    *  @return {LiveValidation} - the LiveValidation object for chaining
    */
    disable: function()
    {
        this.element.disabled = true;
        this.removeMessageAndFieldClass();
        return this;
    },

    /** Message insertion methods ****************************
    * 
    * These are only used in the onValid and onInvalid callback functions and so if you overide the default callbacks,
    * you must either impliment your own functions to do whatever you want, or call some of these from them if you 
    * want to keep some of the functionality
    */

    /**
    *	makes a span containg the passed or failed message
    *
    * @return {HTMLSpanObject} - a span element with the message in it
    */
    createMessageSpan: function()
    {
        var span = document.createElement('span');
        var textNode = document.createTextNode(this.message);
        span.appendChild(textNode);
        return span;
    },

    /**
    *	inserts the element containing the message in place of the element that already exists (if it does)
    *
    * @var elementToIsert {HTMLElementObject} - an element node to insert
    */
    insertMessage: function(elementToInsert)
    {
        this.removeMessage();
        var className = this.validationFailed ? this.invalidClass : this.validClass;
        if ((this.displayMessageWhenEmpty && (this.elementType == LiveValidation.CHECKBOX || this.element.value == '')) || this.element.value != '')
        {
            $(elementToInsert).addClassName(this.messageClass + (' ' + className));
            if (nxtSibling = this.insertAfterWhatNode.nextSibling)
            {
                this.insertAfterWhatNode.parentNode.insertBefore(elementToInsert, nxtSibling);
            } else
            {
                this.insertAfterWhatNode.parentNode.appendChild(elementToInsert);
            }
        }
    },

    /**
    *	changes the class of the field based on whether it is valid or not
    */
    addFieldClass: function()
    {
        this.removeFieldClass();
        if (!this.validationFailed)
        {
            if (this.displayMessageWhenEmpty || this.element.value != '')
            {
                if (!this.element.hasClassName(this.validFieldClass)) this.element.addClassName(this.validFieldClass);
            }
        } else
        {
            if (!this.element.hasClassName(this.invalidFieldClass)) this.element.addClassName(this.invalidFieldClass);
        }
    },

    /**
    *	removes the message element if it exists
    */
    removeMessage: function()
    {
        if (nxtEl = this.insertAfterWhatNode.next('.' + this.messageClass)) nxtEl.remove();
    },

    /**
    *	removes the class that has been applied to the field to indicte if valid or not
    */
    removeFieldClass: function()
    {
        this.element.removeClassName(this.invalidFieldClass);
        this.element.removeClassName(this.validFieldClass);
    },

    /**
    *	removes the message and the field class
    */
    removeMessageAndFieldClass: function()
    {
        this.removeMessage();
        this.removeFieldClass();
    }

} // end of LiveValidation.prototype object

    /*************************************** LiveValidationForm class ****************************************/

    var LiveValidationForm = Class.create();

    /*** static ***/

    Object.extend(LiveValidationForm, {

        /**
        * namespace to hold instances
        */
        instances: {},

        /**
        *	gets the instance of the LiveValidationForm if it has already been made or creates it if it doesnt exist
        *	
        *	@var element {HTMLFormElement} - a dom element reference to a form
        */
        getInstance: function(element)
        {
            var rand = Math.random() * Math.random();
            if (!element.id) element.id = 'formId_' + rand.toString().replace(/\./, '') + new Date().valueOf();
            if (!LiveValidationForm.instances[element.id]) LiveValidationForm.instances[element.id] = new LiveValidationForm(element);
            return LiveValidationForm.instances[element.id];
        }

    });

    /*** prototype ***/

    LiveValidationForm.prototype = {

        /**
        *	constructor for LiveValidationForm - handles validation of LiveValidation fields belonging to this form on its submittal
        *	
        *	@var element {HTMLFormElement} - a dom element reference to the form to turn into a LiveValidationForm
        */
        initialize: function(element)
        {
            this.element = $(element);
            this.fields = [];
            // need to capture onsubmit in this way rather than Event.observe because Rails helpers add events inline
            // and must ensure that the validation is run before any previous submit events 
            //(hence not using Event.observe, as inline events appear to be captured before prototype events)
            this.oldOnSubmit = this.element.onsubmit || function() { };
            this.element.onsubmit = function(e)
            {
                var ret = (LiveValidation.massValidate(this.fields)) ? this.oldOnSubmit.call(this.element, e) !== false : false;
                if (!ret) Event.stop(e)
            } .bindAsEventListener(this);
        },

        /**
        *	adds a LiveValidation field to the forms fields array
        *	
        *	@var lvObj {LiveValidation} - a LiveValidation object
        */
        addField: function(lvObj)
        {
            this.fields.push(lvObj);
        },

        /**
        *	removes a LiveValidation field from the forms fields array
        *	
        *	@var victim {LiveValidation} - a LiveValidation object
        */
        removeField: function(victim)
        {
            this.fields = this.fields.without(victim);
        },

        /**
        *	destroy this instance and its events
        *
        * @var force {Boolean} - whether to force the detruction even if there are fields still associated
        */
        destroy: function(force)
        {
            // only destroy if has no fields and not being forced
            if (this.fields.length != 0 && !force) return false;
            // remove events
            this.element.onsubmit = this.oldOnSubmit;
            // remove from the instances namespace
            LiveValidationForm.instances[this.element.id] = null;
            return true;
        }

}// end of LiveValidationForm prototype

        /*************************************** Validate class ****************************************/
        /**
        * This class contains all the methods needed for doing the actual validation itself
        *
        * All methods are static so that they can be used outside the context of a form field
        * as they could be useful for validating stuff anywhere you want really
        *
        * All of them will return true if the validation is successful, but will raise a ValidationError if
        * they fail, so that this can be caught and the message explaining the error can be accessed ( as just 
        * returning false would leave you a bit in the dark as to why it failed )
        *
        * Can use validation methods alone and wrap in a try..catch statement yourself if you want to access the failure
        * message and handle the error, or use the Validate::now method if you just want true or false
        */

        var Validate = {

            /**
            *	validates that the field has been filled in
            *
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							failureMessage {String} - the message to show when the field fails validation 
            *													  (DEFAULT: "Can't be empty!")
            */
            Presence: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var params = Object.extend({
                    failureMessage: "Can't be empty!"
                }, paramsObj || {});
                if (value === '' || value === null || value === undefined) Validate.fail(params.failureMessage);
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates that the value is numeric, does not fall within a given range of numbers
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							notANumberMessage {String} - the message to show when the validation fails when value is not a number
            *													  	  (DEFAULT: "Must be a number!")
            *							notAnIntegerMessage {String} - the message to show when the validation fails when value is not an integer
            *													  	  (DEFAULT: "Must be a number!")
            *							wrongNumberMessage {String} - the message to show when the validation fails when is param is used
            *													  	  (DEFAULT: "Must be {is}!")
            *							tooLowMessage {String} 		- the message to show when the validation fails when minimum param is used
            *													  	  (DEFAULT: "Must not be less than {minimum}!")
            *							tooHighMessage {String} 	- the message to show when the validation fails when maximum param is used
            *													  	  (DEFAULT: "Must not be more than {maximum}!")
            *							is {Int} 					- the value must be equal to this numeric value
            *							minimum {Int} 				- the minimum numeric allowed
            *							maximum {Int} 				- the maximum numeric allowed
            *                          onlyInteger {Boolean} - if true will only allow integers to be valid
            *                                                             (DEFAULT: false)
            *
            *  NB. can be checked if it is within a range by specifying both a minimum and a maximum
            *  NB. will evaluate numbers represented in scientific form (ie 2e10) correctly as numbers				
            */
            Numericality: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var suppliedValue = value;
                var value = Number(value);
                var paramsObj = paramsObj || {};
                var params = {
                    notANumberMessage: paramsObj.notANumberMessage || "Must be a number!",
                    notAnIntegerMessage: paramsObj.notAnIntegerMessage || "Must be an integer!",
                    wrongNumberMessage: paramsObj.wrongNumberMessage || "Must be " + paramsObj.is + "!",
                    tooLowMessage: paramsObj.tooLowMessage || "Must not be less than " + paramsObj.minimum + "!",
                    tooHighMessage: paramsObj.tooHighMessage || "Must not be more than " + paramsObj.maximum + "!",
                    is: ((paramsObj.is) || (paramsObj.is == 0)) ? paramsObj.is : null,
                    minimum: ((paramsObj.minimum) || (paramsObj.minimum == 0)) ? paramsObj.minimum : null,
                    maximum: ((paramsObj.maximum) || (paramsObj.maximum == 0)) ? paramsObj.maximum : null,
                    onlyInteger: paramsObj.onlyInteger || false
                };
                if (!isFinite(value)) Validate.fail(params.notANumberMessage);
                if (params.onlyInteger && ((/\.0+$|\.$/.test(String(suppliedValue))) || (value != parseInt(value)))) Validate.fail(params.notAnIntegerMessage);
                switch (true)
                {
                    case (params.is !== null):
                        if (value != Number(params.is)) Validate.fail(params.wrongNumberMessage);
                        break;
                    case (params.minimum !== null && params.maximum !== null):
                        Validate.Numericality(value, { tooLowMessage: params.tooLowMessage, minimum: params.minimum });
                        Validate.Numericality(value, { tooHighMessage: params.tooHighMessage, maximum: params.maximum });
                        break;
                    case (params.minimum !== null):
                        if (value < Number(params.minimum)) Validate.fail(params.tooLowMessage);
                        break;
                    case (params.maximum !== null):
                        if (value > Number(params.maximum)) Validate.fail(params.tooHighMessage);
                        break;
                }
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates against a RegExp pattern
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							failureMessage {String} - the message to show when the field fails validation
            *													  (DEFAULT: "Not valid!")
            *							pattern {RegExp} 		- the regular expression pattern
            *													  (DEFAULT: /./)
            *             negate {Boolean} - if set to true, will validate true if the pattern is not matched
            *                           (DEFAULT: false)
            *
            *  NB. will return true for an empty string, to allow for non-required, empty fields to validate.
            *		If you do not want this to be the case then you must either add a LiveValidation.PRESENCE validation
            *		or build it into the regular expression pattern
            */
            Format: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var value = String(value);
                var params = Object.extend({
                    failureMessage: "Not valid!",
                    pattern: /./,
                    negate: false
                }, paramsObj || {});
                if (!params.negate && !params.pattern.test(value)) Validate.fail(params.failureMessage); // normal
                if (params.negate && params.pattern.test(value)) Validate.fail(params.failureMessage); // negated
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates that the field contains a valid email address
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							failureMessage {String} - the message to show when the field fails validation
            *													  (DEFAULT: "Must be a number!" or "Must be an integer!")
            */
            Email: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var params = Object.extend({
                    failureMessage: "Must be a valid email address!"
                }, paramsObj || {});
                Validate.Format(value, { failureMessage: params.failureMessage, pattern: /^([^@\s]+)@((?:[-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,})$/i });
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates the length of the value
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							 wrongLengthMessage {String} - the message to show when the fails when is param is used
            *													  	  (DEFAULT: "Must be {is} characters long!")
            *							tooShortMessage {String} 	- the message to show when the fails when minimum param is used
            *													  	  (DEFAULT: "Must not be less than {minimum} characters long!")
            *							tooLongMessage {String} 	- the message to show when the fails when maximum param is used
            *													  	  (DEFAULT: "Must not be more than {maximum} characters long!")
            *							is {Int} 					- the length must be this long 
            *							minimum {Int} 				- the minimum length allowed
            *							maximum {Int} 				- the maximum length allowed
            *
            *  NB. can be checked if it is within a range by specifying both a minimum and a maximum				
            */
            Length: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var value = String(value);
                var paramsObj = paramsObj || {};
                var params = {
                    wrongLengthMessage: paramsObj.wrongLengthMessage || "Must be " + paramsObj.is + " characters long!",
                    tooShortMessage: paramsObj.tooShortMessage || "Must not be less than " + paramsObj.minimum + " characters long!",
                    tooLongMessage: paramsObj.tooLongMessage || "Must not be more than " + paramsObj.maximum + " characters long!",
                    is: ((paramsObj.is) || (paramsObj.is == 0)) ? paramsObj.is : null,
                    minimum: ((paramsObj.minimum) || (paramsObj.minimum == 0)) ? paramsObj.minimum : null,
                    maximum: ((paramsObj.maximum) || (paramsObj.maximum == 0)) ? paramsObj.maximum : null
                }
                switch (true)
                {
                    case (params.is !== null):
                        if (value.length != Number(params.is)) Validate.fail(params.wrongLengthMessage);
                        break;
                    case (params.minimum !== null && params.maximum !== null):
                        Validate.Length(value, { tooShortMessage: params.tooShortMessage, minimum: params.minimum });
                        Validate.Length(value, { tooLongMessage: params.tooLongMessage, maximum: params.maximum });
                        break;
                    case (params.minimum !== null):
                        if (value.length < Number(params.minimum)) Validate.fail(params.tooShortMessage);
                        break;
                    case (params.maximum !== null):
                        if (value.length > Number(params.maximum)) Validate.fail(params.tooLongMessage);
                        break;
                    default:
                        throw new Error("Validate::Length - Length(s) to validate against must be provided!");
                }
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates that the value falls within a given set of values
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							failureMessage {String} - the message to show when the field fails validation
            *													  (DEFAULT: "Must be included in the list!")
            *							within {Array} 			- an array of values that the value should fall in 
            *													  (DEFAULT: [])	
            *							allowNull {Bool} 		- if true, and a null value is passed in, validates as true
            *													  (DEFAULT: false)
            *             partialMatch {Bool} 	- if true, will not only validate against the whole value to check but also if it is a substring of the value 
            *													  (DEFAULT: false)
            *             caseSensitive {Bool} - if false will compare strings case insensitively
            *                          (DEFAULT: true)
            *             negate {Bool} - if true, will validate that the value is not within the given set of values
            *													  (DEFAULT: false)			
            */
            Inclusion: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var params = Object.extend({
                    failureMessage: "Must be included in the list!",
                    within: [],
                    allowNull: false,
                    partialMatch: false,
                    caseSensitive: true,
                    negate: false
                }, paramsObj || {});
                if (params.allowNull && value == null) return true;
                if (!params.allowNull && value == null) Validate.fail(params.failureMessage);
                //if case insensitive, make all strings in the array lowercase, and the value too
                if (!params.caseSensitive)
                {
                    var lowerWithin = [];
                    params.within.each(function(item)
                    {
                        if (typeof item == 'string') item = item.toLowerCase();
                        lowerWithin.push(item);
                    });
                    params.within = lowerWithin;
                    if (typeof value == 'string') value = value.toLowerCase();
                }
                var found = (params.within.indexOf(value) == -1) ? false : true;
                if (params.partialMatch)
                {
                    found = false;
                    params.within.each(function(arrayVal)
                    {
                        if (value.indexOf(arrayVal) != -1) found = true;
                    });
                }
                if ((!params.negate && !found) || (params.negate && found)) Validate.fail(params.failureMessage);
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates that the value does not fall within a given set of values (shortcut for using Validate.Inclusion with exclusion: true)
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							failureMessage {String} - the message to show when the field fails validation
            *													  (DEFAULT: "Must not be included in the list!")
            *							within {Array} 			- an array of values that the value should not fall in 
            *													  (DEFAULT: [])
            *							allowNull {Bool} 		- if true, and a null value is passed in, validates as true
            *													  (DEFAULT: false)
            *             partialMatch {Bool} 	- if true, will not only validate against the whole value to check but also if it is a substring of the value 
            *													  (DEFAULT: false)
            *             caseSensitive {Bool} - if false will compare strings case insensitively
            *                          (DEFAULT: true)					
            */
            Exclusion: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var params = Object.extend({
                    failureMessage: "Must not be included in the list!",
                    within: [],
                    allowNull: false,
                    partialMatch: false,
                    caseSensitive: true
                }, paramsObj || {});
                params.negate = true; // set outside of params so cannot be overridden
                Validate.Inclusion(value, params);
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates that the value matches that in another field
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							failureMessage {String} - the message to show when the field fails validation
            *													  (DEFAULT: "Does not match!")
            *							match {String} 			- id of the field that this one should match						
            */
            Confirmation: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                if (!paramsObj.match) throw new Error("Validate::Confirmation - Error validating confirmation: Id of element to match must be provided!");
                var params = Object.extend({
                    failureMessage: "Does not match!",
                    match: null
                }, paramsObj || {});
                params.match = $(paramsObj.match);
                if (!params.match) throw new Error("Validate::Confirmation - There is no reference with name of, or element with id of '" + params.match + "'!");
                if (value != params.match.value) Validate.fail(params.failureMessage);
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates that the value is true (for use primarily in detemining if a checkbox has been checked)
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked if true or not (usually a boolean from the checked value of a checkbox)
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							failureMessage {String} - the message to show when the field fails validation 
            *													  (DEFAULT: "Must be accepted!")
            */
            Acceptance: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var params = Object.extend({
                    failureMessage: "Must be accepted!"
                }, paramsObj || {});
                if (!value) Validate.fail(params.failureMessage);
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates against a custom function that returns true or false (or throws a Validate.Error) when passed the value
            *	
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked
            *	@var paramsObj {Object} - parameters for this particular validation, see below for details
            *
            *	paramsObj properties:
            *							failureMessage {String} - the message to show when the field fails validation
            *													  (DEFAULT: "Not valid!")
            *							against {Function} 			- a function that will take the value and object of arguments and return true or false 
            *													  (DEFAULT: function(){ return true; })
            *							args {Object} 		- an object of named arguments that will be passed to the custom function so are accessible through this object within it 
            *													  (DEFAULT: {})
            */
            Custom: function(value, paramsObj)
            {
                var params = Object.extend({
                    against: function() { return true; },
                    args: {},
                    failureMessage: "Not valid!"
                }, paramsObj || {});
                if (!params.against(value, params.args)) Validate.fail(params.failureMessage);
                return true;
            },

            /**
            *	validates whatever it is you pass in, and handles the validation error for you so it gives a nice true or false reply
            *
            *	@var validationFunction {Function} - validation function to be used (ie Validate.Presence )
            *	@var value {mixed} - value to be checked 
            *	@var validationParamsObj {Object} - parameters for doing the validation, if wanted or necessary
            */
            now: function(validationFunction, value, validationParamsObj)
            {
                if (!validationFunction) throw new Error("Validate::now - Validation function must be provided!");
                var isValid = true;
                try
                {
                    validationFunction(value, validationParamsObj || {});
                } catch (error)
                {
                    if (error instanceof Validate.Error)
                    {
                        isValid = false;
                    } else
                    {
                        throw error;
                    }
                } finally
                {
                    return isValid
                }
            },


            Error: function(errorMessage)
            {
                this.message = errorMessage;
                this.name = 'ValidationError';
            },

            fail: function(errorMessage)
            {
                throw new Validate.Error(errorMessage);
            }

} // end of Validate object