User validate.pl

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user_validate.pl contains configuration for validating User data objects.

The validate_user function tests the validity of the values set for the metadata fields for a User. This usually happens when a user submits the form (e.g. clicks on Previous, Save and Return or Next) on the Upload stage.

• $user is the User object being validated.
• $repository is a Repository object.
• $for_archive is a boolean indicating whether the current validation is a precursor to the item being moved to the live archive. Its value make no difference for the default validate_user function.

Example

In this example, there are no specific validation checks, which is the default but the # CHECKS IN HERE is where any validation checks should be inserted.

$c->{validate_user} = sub
{
    my( $user, $repository, $for_archive ) = @_;
 
    my @problems = ();
 
    # CHECKS IN HERE
 
    return( @problems );
};