New stuff pertaining to the import procedure and user registration.

app/models/Component.php

@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 <?php
 
 
-class Component extends Eloquent
+class Component extends Elegant
 {
+    public static $rules
+        = [
+            'user_id'           => 'exists:users,id|required',
+            'name'              => 'required|between:1,255',
+            'component_type_id' => 'required|exists:component_types,id'
+        ];
+
+
     public function componentType()
     {
         return $this->belongsTo('ComponentType');