Validate the publication uniquename. To be called from hook_validate().

Parameters

$uniquename: The uniquename of the publication

$pub_id: If an update, provide the pub_id so we don't check for a matching uniquename of the pub we are editing

Related topics

File

legacy/tripal_pub/includes/tripal_pub.chado_node.inc, line 460

Implements Drupal Node hooks to create the chado_analysis node content type.

Code

function chado_pub_validate_check_uniquename($uniquename, $pub_id = NULL) {

  // check to see if a pub exists with this uniquename
  $pub = tripal_get_publication(array('uniquename' => $uniquename));
  if ($pub) {
    // if a $pub_id is provided to the function then this is an update
    // if the pub_id's don't match then a different pub with the same
    // uniquename already exists.
    if ($pub->pub_id != $pub_id) {
      $message = t('A publication with this unique citation already exists.');
      form_set_error('uniquename', $message);
    }
  }
}