redmine_custom_workflows/app/models/custom_workflow.rb

class WorkflowError < StandardError
  attr_accessor :error
  def initialize(message)
    @error = message.dup
    super message
  end
end

class CustomWorkflow < ActiveRecord::Base

  attr_protected :id
  has_and_belongs_to_many :projects
  acts_as_list

  validates_presence_of :name
  validates_uniqueness_of :name, :case_sensitive => false
  validate :validate_syntax

  default_scope { order(:position => :asc) }
  scope :for_all, lambda { where(:is_for_all => true) }

  def validate_syntax
    issue = Issue.new
    issue.send :instance_variable_set, :@issue, issue # compatibility with 0.0.1
    begin
      issue.instance_eval(before_save) if respond_to?(:before_save) && before_save
    rescue WorkflowError => e
    rescue Exception => e
      errors.add :before_save, :invalid_script, :error => e
    end
    begin
      issue.instance_eval(after_save) if respond_to?(:after_save) && after_save
    rescue WorkflowError => e
    rescue Exception => e
      errors.add :after_save, :invalid_script, :error => e
    end
  end

  def <=>(other)
    self.position <=> other.position
  end

  def to_s
    name
  end
end