1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 07bc01d6d..cf0845970 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -7,4 +7,31 @@ module ApplicationHelper
         return stylesheet_link_tag( _n ).gsub( ' />', '>' )
     end
 
+    # Copied from error_messages_for in active_record_helper.rb
+    def foi_error_messages_for(*params)
+        options = params.last.is_a?(Hash) ? params.pop.symbolize_keys : {}
+        objects = params.collect {|object_name| instance_variable_get("@#{object_name}") }.compact
+        count   = objects.inject(0) {|sum, object| sum + object.errors.count }
+        unless count.zero?
+          html = {}
+          [:id, :class].each do |key|
+            if options.include?(key)
+              value = options[key]
+              html[key] = value unless value.blank?
+            else
+              html[key] = 'errorExplanation'
+            end
+          end
+          error_messages = objects.map {|object| object.errors.full_messages.map {|msg| content_tag(:li, msg) } }
+          content_tag(:div,
+              content_tag(:p, 'Please correct the following and try again.') <<
+              content_tag(:ul, error_messages),
+            html
+          )
+        else
+          ''
+        end
+    end
+
+
 end