"[a-zA-Z]*", "NUMERIC" => "[0-9]*", "MAC" => "[a-fA-F0-9]{2}:[a-fA-F0-9]{2}:[a-fA-F0-9]{2}:[a-fA-F0-9]{2}:[a-fA-F0-9]{2}:[a-fA-F0-9]{2}", "IP" => "([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])" ]; public static function saving($custom_field) { //print(" SAVING CALLBACK FIRING!!!!! "); if($custom_field->isDirty("name")) { //print("DIRTINESS DETECTED!"); //$fields=array_keys($custom_field->getAttributes()); ; //add timestamp fields, add id column //array_push($fields,$custom_field->getKeyName()); /*if($custom_field::timestamps) { }*/ //print("Fields are: ".print_r($fields,true)); if(in_array($custom_field->db_column_name(),Schema::getColumnListing('assets'))) { return false; } } return true; } /*public static function boot() { parent::boot(); self::saving(function ($data) { print("DOES THIS AT LEAST CATCH IT?!"); self::check_db_name($data); }); }*/ public function fieldset() { return $this->belongsToMany('Fieldset'); //?!?!?!?!?!? } public $rules=[ 'name' => 'unique_column' ]; //public function //need helper to go from regex->English //need helper to go from English->regex //need helper for save() stuff - basically to alter table for the fields in question public function check_format($value) { return preg_match('/^'.$this->attributes['format'].'$/',$value)===1; } public function db_column_name() { return preg_replace("/\s/","_",strtolower($this->name)); } //mutators for 'format' attribute public function getFormatAttribute($value) { foreach(self::$PredefinedFormats AS $name => $pattern) { if($pattern===$value) { return $name; } } return $value; } public function setFormatAttribute($value) { if(self::$PredefinedFormats[$value]) { $this->attributes['format']=self::$PredefinedFormats[$value]; } else { $this->attributes['format']=$value; } } }