class RegistrationPeriod < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :conference validates :start_date, :end_date, presence: true validate :before_end_of_conference validate :start_date_before_end_date private def before_end_of_conference errors. add(:start_date, "can't be after the conference end date (#{conference.end_date})") if conference && conference.end_date && start_date && (start_date > conference.end_date) errors. add(:end_date, "can't be after the conference end date (#{conference.end_date})") if conference && conference.end_date && end_date && (end_date > conference.end_date) end def start_date_before_end_date errors. add(:start_date, "can't be after the end date") if start_date && end_date && start_date > end_date end end