linking tables cakephp - database

Question

Hi all I finally got my validation for my invoices model working 100% but now its thrown off my validation in relationship model(which was working) because now it references everything in the wrong table.
The relationship model is supposed to make sure that a user exists in the users table before you can send them a request.
The invoice model is supposed to make sure that a user has a column with another user in the the relationship table.
how can I change it to make it work properly? At the moment the code completely throws off my entire relationship side of the website.
-relationship model
class Relationship extends AppModel
{
var $name = 'Relationship';
public $useTable = 'relationships_users';
public $primaryKey = 'id';
public $hasMany = array(
'Invoice' =>
array(
'className' => 'Invoice',
'joinTable' => 'invoice',
'foreignKey' => 'invoice_id'));
public $belongsTo = array(
'User' =>array(
'className' => 'User',
'foreignKey' =>'partyone','partytwo',
'associationForeignKey' => 'username',
));
var $validate = array(
'date' => array(
'rule' => array(
'datevalidation',
'systemDate'
),
'message' => 'Current Date and System Date is mismatched'
),
'partytwo' => array(
'userExists' => array(
'rule' => array(
'userExists',
),
'message' => 'That username doesnt exist.'
),
),
);
function datevalidation($field = array(), $compare_field = null)
{
if ($field['date'] > $compare_field)
return TRUE;
else
return FALSE;
}
function userExists($check)
{
$userExists = $this->User->find('count', array('conditions' => array('User.username'=>$check)));
if ($userExists == 1) {
return TRUE;
}
else
return FALSE;
}
-user model
<?php
App::uses('AuthComponent', 'Controller/Component');
class User extends AppModel{
public $name = 'User';
public $hasMany = array(
'Relationship' =>
array(
'className' => 'Relationship',
'joinTable' => 'relationships_users',
'foreignKey' => 'id',
'unique' => false,));
public $useTable = 'users';
public $primaryKey = 'id';
public $validate = array(
'username'=>array(
'The username must be between 5 and 15 characters.'=>array(
'rule'=>array('between', 5, 15),
'message'=>'The username must be between 5 and 15 characters.'
),
'That username has already been taken'=>array(
'rule'=>'isUnique',
'message'=>'That username has already been taken.'
)),
'email'=>array(
'Valid email'=>array(
'rule'=>array('email'),
'message'=>'Please enter a valid email address'
)
),
'password'=>array(
'Not Empty'=>array(
'rule'=>'notEmpty',
'message'=>'Please enter your password'
)
),
'Match passwords'=>array(
'rule'=>'matchPasswords',
'message'=>'Your passwords do not match'
)
,
'password_confirmation'=>array(
'Not Empty'=>array(
'rule'=>'notEmpty',
'message'=>'Please confirm your password'
)));
public function matchPasswords($data){
if ($data['password']==$this->data['User']['password_confirmation']){
return true;
}
$this->invalidate('password_confirmation','Your passwords do not match');
return false;
}
public function beforeSave(){
if(isset($this->data['User']['password'])){
$this->data['User']['password'] = AuthComponent::password($this->data['User']['password']);
}
return true;
}
}
?>
invoice model-
class Invoice extends AppModel{
var $name='Invoice';
//public $useTable = 'invoices';
//public $primaryKey = 'id';
public $belongsTo = array(
'Relationship' =>array(
'className' => 'Relationship',
'foreignKey' =>'relationship_id',
)
);
var $validate = array(
'to' => array(
'relationshipExists' => array(
'rule' => array(
'relationshipExists',
),
'message' => 'sorry you dont have a relationship with that user.'
),
),
);
var $validateTwo = array(
'datecreated'=>array(
'dateHasntExpired' => array(
'rule'=>array(
'dateHasntExpired',
),
'message'=> 'sorry but your relationship has expired.'
),
),
);
public function relationshipExists($check){
$relationshipExists=$this->Relationship->find('count', array(
'conditions' => array(
'Relationship.partyone <>' => current($check),
'Relationship.partytwo' => current($check),
// 'Relationship.active'==true,
// get the value from the passed var
)
));
if ($relationshipExists == true) {
return TRUE;
}
else
return FALSE;
}
public function dateHasntExpired($check){
$dateHasntExpired=$this->Relationship->find('count', array(
'conditions'=>array(
'DATE(Relationship.expirydate) > DATE(Invoice.datecreated)',
)));
if ($dateHasntExpired == true) {
return TRUE;
}
else
return FALSE;
}
}
here is the error that comes up when trying to view current relationship requests
Database Error
Error: SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column 'Invoice.invoice_id' in 'field list'
SQL Query: SELECT `Invoice`.`id`, `Invoice`.`to`, `Invoice`.`biller`, `Invoice`.`subject`, `Invoice`.`description`, `Invoice`.`amount`, `Invoice`.`datecreated`, `Invoice`.`duedate`, `Invoice`.`invoice_id` FROM `pra_cake`.`invoices` AS `Invoice` WHERE `Invoice`.`invoice_id` IN (97, 98, 99, 101, 104, 105)
Notice: If you want to customize this error message, create
app\View\Errors\pdo_error.ctp
and here is the error i get when trying to view the relationship requests ive sent
Database Error
Error: SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column 'Invoice.invoice_id' in 'field list'
SQL Query: SELECT `Invoice`.`id`, `Invoice`.`to`, `Invoice`.`biller`, `Invoice`.`subject`, `Invoice`.`description`, `Invoice`.`amount`, `Invoice`.`datecreated`, `Invoice`.`duedate`, `Invoice`.`invoice_id` FROM `pra_cake`.`invoices` AS `Invoice` WHERE `Invoice`.`invoice_id` IN (97, 98, 99, 101, 104, 105)
Notice: If you want to customize this error message, create app\View\Errors\pdo_error.ctp

Answer 1

needed to use the unbind method in my controllers, here is an example of the unbind method I used throughout my relationship controller.
public function approve($id=null){
$this->set('title_for_layout', 'Relationships');
$this->set('stylesheet_used', 'homestyle');
$this->set('image_used', 'eBOXLogoHome.jpg');
$this->layout='home_layout';
$this->Relationship->unbindModel(array('hasMany'=>array('Invoice')));
if ($this->request->is('get')) {
$this->request->data = $this->Relationship->read(NULL, $id);
} else {
//sets active to 1
$this->Relationship->read(null, $id);
$this->Relationship->set(array('active' => true,));
if ($this->Relationship->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash('Your post has been updated.');
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'request'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash('Unable to update your post.');
}
}
and because this threw errors in my invoice controller I used unbind there as well and here is an example of the unbind I used in invoicescontroller
public function viewInvoice($id = NULL){
$this->set('title_for_layout', 'View invoice');
$this->set('stylesheet_used', 'homestyle');
$this->set('image_used', 'eBOXLogoHome.jpg');
$this->Invoice->unbindModel(array('belongsTo'=>array('Relationship')));
$this->set('invoice', $this->Invoice->read(NULL, $id));
}