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public interface ValueMatcher
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Author:

Christoph Deppisch

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static org.slf4j.Logger`	`LOG`	Logger
`static String`	`RESOURCE_PATH`	Message validator resource lookup path
`static TypeResolver`	`TYPE_RESOLVER`	Type resolver to find custom message validators on classpath via resource path lookup
`static Map<String,ValueMatcher>`	`validators`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Map<String,ValueMatcher>`	`lookup()`	Resolves all available validators from resource path lookup.
`static Optional<ValueMatcher>`	`lookup(String validator)`	Resolves validator from resource path lookup with given validator resource name.
`boolean`	`supports(Class<?> controlType)`	Filter supported value types
`boolean`	`validate(Object received, Object control, TestContext context)`	Value matcher verifies the match of given received and control values.

- Field Detail
  - LOG
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static final org.slf4j.Logger LOG
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    Logger
  - RESOURCE_PATH
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static final String RESOURCE_PATH
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    Message validator resource lookup path
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_RESOLVER
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static final TypeResolver TYPE_RESOLVER
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    Type resolver to find custom message validators on classpath via resource path lookup
  - validators
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static final Map<String,ValueMatcher> validators
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- Method Detail
  - lookup
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static Map<String,ValueMatcher> lookup()
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    Resolves all available validators from resource path lookup. Scans classpath for validator meta information and instantiates those validators.
    
    Returns:
  - lookup
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static Optional<ValueMatcher> lookup(String validator)
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    Resolves validator from resource path lookup with given validator resource name. Scans classpath for validator meta information with given name and returns instance of validator. Returns optional instead of throwing exception when no validator could be found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    validator -
    
    Returns:
  - supports
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boolean supports(Class<?> controlType)
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    Filter supported value types
    
    Parameters:
    
    controlType -
    
    Returns:
  - validate
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boolean validate(Object received,
                 Object control,
                 TestContext context)
```
    Value matcher verifies the match of given received and control values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    received -
    
    control -
    
    context -

Interface ValueMatcher

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

LOG

RESOURCE_PATH

TYPE_RESOLVER

validators

Method Detail

lookup

lookup

supports

validate