class UserNameValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
  def validate_each(rec, attr, value)
  	name = value
  	
    rec.errors[attr] << "already exists" if User.find_by_name(name).present?
    rec.errors[attr] << "must be 2 to 100 characters long" if !name.length.between?(2, 100)
    rec.errors[attr] << "cannot have whitespace or colons" if name =~ /[[:space:]]|:/
    rec.errors[attr] << "cannot begin or end with an underscore" if name =~ /\A_|_\z/
  end
end