prc.results = validateModel( target=user, fields="login,password" );

prc.results = validateModel( 
    target=user, 
    includeFields="username,password", 
    excludeFields="id" 
);

/**
 * Validate an object or structure according to the constraints rules.
 *
 * @target An object or structure to validate
 * @fields The fields to validate on the target. By default, it validates on all fields
 * @constraints A structure of constraint rules or the name of the shared constraint rules to use for validation
 * @locale The i18n locale to use for validation messages
 * @excludeFields The fields to exclude from the validation
 * @includeFields The fields to include in the validation
 * @profiles If passed, a list of profile names to use for validation constraints
 *
 * @return cbvalidation.model.result.IValidationResult
 */
function validate()

/**
 * Validate an object or structure according to the constraints rules and throw an exception if the validation fails.
 * The validation errors will be contained in the `extendedInfo` of the exception in JSON format
 *
 * @target An object or structure to validate
 * @fields The fields to validate on the target. By default, it validates on all fields
 * @constraints A structure of constraint rules or the name of the shared constraint rules to use for validation
 * @locale The i18n locale to use for validation messages
 * @excludeFields The fields to exclude from the validation
 * @includeFields The fields to include in the validation
 * @profiles If passed, a list of profile names to use for validation constraints
 *
 * @return The validated object or the structure fields that where validated
 * @throws ValidationException
 */
function validateOrFail()

/**
 * Retrieve the application's configured Validation Manager
 */
function getValidationManager()

// Validation using the results object procedurally
function saveUser( event, rc, prc ){
    // create and populate a user object from an incoming form
    var user = populateModel( entityNew("User") );
    // validate model and get validation results object
    prc.validationResults = validate( user );
    // check for errors
    if( prc.validationResults.hasErrors() ){
        messagebox.error( prc.validationResults.getAllErrors() );
        relocate( "users/editor" );
    }
    else{
        userService.save( user );
    }
}

// Validation using the results object functionally
function saveUser( event, rc, prc ){
    // create and populate a user object from an incoming form
    var user = populateModel( entityNew("User") );
    
    validate( user )
        .onError( function( results ){
            messagebox.error( results.getAllErrors() );
            relocate( "users/editor" );
        })
        .onSuccess( function( results ){
            userService.save( user );
        });
    
}

// Validation using Active Entity and validate or fail
function save( event, rc, prc ){
    userService
        .getOrFail( rc.id )
        .populate()
        .validateOrFail()
        .save();
}

/**
* Add errors into the result object
* @error The validation error to add into the results object
* @error_generic IValidationError
*
* @return IValidationResult
*/
any function addError(required error);

/**
* Set the validation target object name
* @return IValidationResult
*/
any function setTargetName(required string name);

/**
* Get the name of the target object that got validated
*/
string function getTargetName();

/**
* Get the validation locale
*/
string function getValidationLocale();

/**
* has locale information
*/
boolean function hasLocale();

/**
* Set the validation locale
*
* @return IValidationResult
*/
any function setLocale(required string locale);


/**
* Determine if the results had error or not
* @fieldThe field to count on (optional)
*/
boolean function hasErrors(string field);

/**
* Clear All errors
* @return IValidationResult
*/
any function clearErrors();


/**
* Get how many errors you have
* @fieldThe field to count on (optional)
*/
numeric function getErrorCount(string field);

/**
* Get the Errors Array, which is an array of error messages (strings)
* @fieldThe field to use to filter the error messages on (optional)
*/
array function getAllErrors(string field);

/**
* Get an error object for a specific field that failed. Throws exception if the field does not exist
* @fieldThe field to return error objects on
*
* @return IValidationError[]
*/
array function getFieldErrors(required string field);

/**
* Get a collection of metadata about the validation results
*/
struct function getResultMetadata();

/**
* Set a collection of metadata into the results object
*
* @return IValidationResult
*/
any function setResultMetadata(required struct data);

/**
* Call back that will be executed if the validation results had errors in them.
* The consumer receives the results instance: `(results) => {}, function( results ){}`
*
* @consumer Block to be executed if the result of the validation had errors.
*
* @return Same instance
*/
function onError( required consumer )

/**
* Call back that will be executed if the validation results had NO errors in them.
* The consumer receives the results instance: `(results) => {}, function( results ){}`
*
* @consumer Block to be executed if the result of the validation had NO errors.
*
* @return Same instance
*/
function onSuccess( required consumer )

/**
 * Copyright since 2020 by Ortus Solutions, Corp
 * www.ortussolutions.com
 * ---
 * The ColdBox validation error interface, all inspired by awesome Hyrule Validation Framework by Dan Vega
 */
import cbvalidation.models.result.*;
interface {

    /**
     * Set the error message
     * @messageThe error message
     */
    IValidationError function setMessage( required string message );

    /**
     * Set the field
     * @messageThe error message
     */
    IValidationError function setField( required string field );

    /**
     * Set the rejected value
     * @valueThe rejected value
     */
    IValidationError function setRejectedValue( required any value );

    /**
     * Set the validator type name that rejected
     * @validationTypeThe name of the rejected validator
     */
    IValidationError function setValidationType( required any validationType );

    /**
     * Get the error validation type
     */
    string function getValidationType();

    /**
     * Set the validator data
     * @dataThe data of the validator
     */
    IValidationError function setValidationData( required any data );

    /**
     * Get the error validation data
     */
    string function getValidationData();

    /**
     * Get the error message
     */
    string function getMessage();

    /**
     * Get the error field
     */
    string function getField();

    /**
     * Get the rejected value
     */
    any function getRejectedValue();

}