cakePHP helper for jQuery Validation plugin

I've been working on a page that needs some heavy validation. I decided to take advantage of the Improved Advanced Validation method in cakePHP for server-side and the jQuery Validation plugin for client-side. After changing error messages in both the Model and inside my View, I decided to make a way for the messages defined in the Model to automatically define the messages in the View.  So, I wrote a helper that makes this possible.

How To

First, download the helper:

• jquery_validation.zip
• jquery_validation.tar.gz

After putting jquery_validation.php in your helpers folder, and your model follows the advanced validation convention for the Model::$validate array, you can use the following code when setting up the validation plugin in your view: <script>
    $(document).ready(function(){
        $("#registerForm").validate({
            messages: {
                <?=$jqueryValidation->messages(Inflector::singularize($this->controller->name), $validationRules)?>
            }
        });
    });
</script> Now all your validation messages you define in the model will be defined for your client-side validation as well. Make sure your validation labels in the Model match the names used in the Validation plugin (ie: required, minlength, maxlength, email, etc).