initial commit of validation classes.

system/validation/rules/exclusion_of.php

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+<?php namespace System\Validation\Rules;
+
+use System\Validation\Rule;
+
+class Exclusion_Of extends Rule {
+
+	/**
+	 * The reserved values for the attribute.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	public $reserved;
+
+	/**
+	 * Evaluate the validity of an attribute.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $attribute
+	 * @param  array   $attributes
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function check($attribute, $attributes)
+	{
+		if ( ! array_key_exists($attribute, $attributes))
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return ! in_array($attributes[$attribute], $this->reserved);
+	}	
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the reserved values for the attribute
+	 *
+	 * @param  array  $reserved
+	 * @return Exclusion_Of
+	 */
+	public function from($reserved)
+	{
+		$this->reserved = $reserved;
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+}