class Task < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :project has_many :tasks, :foreign_key => :parent belongs_to :owner, :class_name => "User", :foreign_key => "owner_id" belongs_to :assignee, :class_name => "User", :foreign_key => 'assigned_id' #named scopes named_scope :parents, :conditions => {:parent => nil} #validations validates_presence_of :name, :description, :project_id validate :assignee_validation, :owner_validation def assignee_validation unless assigned_id.blank? unless User.exists?(assigned_id) errors.add :assignee, "Assignee doesn't exist" end end end def owner_validation unless owner_id.blank? unless User.exists?(owner_id) errors.add :owner, "Owner doesn't exist" end end end end