class Conference < ActiveRecord::Base validates :title, presence: true, uniqueness: true validates :email, presence: true, format: {with: /\A[^@]+@[^@]+\z/} validates :description, presence: true validates :start_date, presence: true validates :end_date, presence: true validate :end_date_is_before_start_date has_many :tracks has_many :events, through: :tracks scope :future, -> { where('start_date >= ?', Date.today).order('start_date ASC') } def self.current future.first || last end private def end_date_is_before_start_date if start_date.present? and end_date.present? and start_date > end_date errors.add(:end_date, :cannot_be_before_start_date) end end end