private static function validateConference($confTitle, $venueName)
{
if (empty($confTitle) || empty($venueName)) {
Session::push('feedback_negative', Text::get('CONFERENCE_FIELD_EMPTY'));
return false;
}
// no conference by this title should exist
if (ConferenceModel::getConferenceByTitle($confTitle)) {
Session::push('feedback_negative', Text::get('CONFERENCE_ALREADY_EXISTS'));
return false;
}
if (!VenueModel::venueExists($venueName)) {
if (!VenueModel::createVenueInDb($venueName)) {
Session::push('feedback_negative', Text::get('UNKNOWN_ERROR'));
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
