de.vandermeer.skb.base.info

Interface InfoValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractValidator, DirectoryValidator, FileValidator, STGroupValidator, STValidator

public interface InfoValidator

An information validator.

Since:

v0.0.7

Version:

v0.2.0 build 170404 (04-Apr-17) for Java 1.8

Author:

Sven van der Meer <vdmeer.sven@mykolab.com>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getInfo() Returns the information object that is validated.
Object	getOriginal() Returns the original object used to create the validation object.
IsErrorSetFT	getValidationErrors() Returns collected errors from the last invocation of load or other methods.
default boolean	isValid() Flag reporting on the validation.

Method Detail

getInfo

Object getInfo()

Returns the information object that is validated.

Returns:

information object that is validated, should not be null or blank

getOriginal

Object getOriginal()

Returns the original object used to create the validation object. For instance, when validating a file or directory the actual information object might be of type File while the original object (the one returned here) might be of type String.

Returns:

original validation object, null if not give not given to the validator

isValid

default boolean isValid()

Flag reporting on the validation.

Returns:

true if the validation was successful (error list is of size 0), false otherwise (error list is of size greater than 0)

getValidationErrors

IsErrorSetFT getValidationErrors()

Returns collected errors from the last invocation of load or other methods.

Returns:

collected errors, should not be null but can be empty (meaning no errors).