thedersen/backbone.validation — pull request #56 by codyrioux (2012-06-28 17:04:38+00:00)
Title: Added an isolatedValidation option to the validateObject method

This isolatedValidation option ensures that only validations for the changed attrs will fire, and not the entire model (or the previously set attrs). This is a solution to the [Issue #54](https://github.com/thedersen/backbone.validation/issues/54) ticket I opened earlier this week. I'll associate the pull request with the issue tonight when I get to a machine where I can install the hub command line tools.

Essentially this prevents the valid and invalid callbacks from being fired for attributes that the user hasn't set, preventing a field populated by an invalid value from firing. See the issue for more details.