org.apache.excalibur.configuration.validation

Interface ConfigurationValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

JarvConfigurationValidator

public interface ConfigurationValidator

Author:

peter royal

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ValidationResult	isFeasiblyValid(org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration configuration) Check to see if configuration is feasibly valid.
ValidationResult	isValid(org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration configuration) Check to see if configuration is valid.

Method Detail

isFeasiblyValid

ValidationResult isFeasiblyValid(org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration configuration)
                                 throws org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException

Check to see if configuration is feasibly valid. That is, does this configuration match the schema in its current state, but not neccessarily fullfill the requirements of the schema. Implementations are not required to support checking feasibility. If feasibility cannot be checked, the implementation should always return true

Parameters:

configuration - Configuration to check

Returns:

ValidationResult containing results of validation

Throws:

org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException - if no schema is found

isValid

ValidationResult isValid(org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration configuration)
                         throws org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException

Check to see if configuration is valid.

Parameters:

configuration - Configuration to check

Returns:

ValidationResult containing results of validation

Throws:

org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException - if no schema is found