Auction validation

src/config.rb

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ LOGIN_ERRORS = {
 
 AUCTION_ERRORS = {
 	titlelen: "Title length must be between #{MIN_TITLE_LEN} and #{MAX_TITLE_LEN} characters!",
-	initprice: "The initial price must be at least #{MIN_INIT_PRICE}!"
+	initprice: "The initial price must be at least #{MIN_INIT_PRICE}!",
+	deltatime: "Time span is too short! Must be at least one day!"
 }
 
 # Auction stuff

src/const.rb

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ MAX_TITLE_LEN = 32
 MIN_DESC_LEN = 0
 MAX_DESC_LEN = 512
 
+MIN_DELTA_TIME = 60 * 60 * 24 # 1 day
+
 # User constants
 AVATAR_SIZE = 1024 # width & height
 

src/db_models.rb

@@ -198,7 +198,18 @@ class Auction < EntityModel
 		@end_time = data["end_time"]
 	end
 
+	def validate_ah(title, description, init_price, delta_time)
+		return false, AUCTION_ERRORS[:titlelen] unless title.length.between?(MIN_TITLE_LEN, MAX_TITLE_LEN)
+		return false, AUCTION_ERRORS[:initprice] unless init_price >= MIN_INIT_PRICE
+		return false, AUCTION_ERRORS[:deltatime] unless delta_time >= MIN_DELTA_TIME
+		return true, ""
+	end
+
 	def create(user_id, title, description, init_price, delta_time) 
+		# Validate the input
+		check, errorstr = self.validate_ah(title, description, init_price, delta_time)
+		return errorstr unless check
+
 		# Get current UNIX time
 		start_time = Time.now.to_i 
 		end_time = start_time + delta_time 
@@ -215,10 +226,6 @@ class Auction < EntityModel
 
 		self.insert data
 	end
-
-	def post(user_id, title, description, init_price, delta_time)
-		# validate input
-	end
 end