Method to_dict

mongoengine/errors.py:119–142

Returns a dictionary of all errors within a document Keys are field names or list indices and values are the validation error messages, or a nested dictionary of errors for an embedded document or list.

(self)

    message = property(_get_message, _set_message)

    def to_dict(self):
        """Returns a dictionary of all errors within a document

        Keys are field names or list indices and values are the
        validation error messages, or a nested dictionary of
        errors for an embedded document or list.
        """

        def build_dict(source):
            errors_dict = {}
            if isinstance(source, dict):
                for field_name, error in source.items():
                    errors_dict[field_name] = build_dict(error)
            elif isinstance(source, ValidationError) and source.errors:
                return build_dict(source.errors)
            else:
                return str(source)

            return errors_dict

        if not self.errors:
            return {}

        return build_dict(self.errors)

    def _format_errors(self):
        """Returns a string listing all errors within a document"""