Package de.knightsoftnet.validators.client.impl

Interface GwtSpecificValidator<G>

Type Parameters:

G - the type of bean for this validator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractGwtSpecificValidator

public interface GwtSpecificValidator<G>

Defines GWT version of Validator. This used by generate a specific Validator for a given class G.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> void	expandDefaultAndValidateClassGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context, G object, Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations, Group... groups)	Helper method used to first expand the Default group sequence and then perform validation of a bean using the specific group(s).
<T> void	expandDefaultAndValidatePropertyGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context, G object, String propertyName, Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations, Group... groups)	Helper method used to first expand the Default group sequence and then perform validation of a bean using the specific group(s).
<T> void	expandDefaultAndValidateValueGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context, Class<G> beanType, String propertyName, Object value, Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations, Group... groups)	Helper method used to first expand the Default group sequence and then perform validation of a bean using the specific group(s).
BeanMetadata	getBeanMetadata()	Getter for bean metadata.
GwtBeanDescriptor<G>	getConstraints(ValidationGroupsMetadata validationGroupsMetadata)	Return the descriptor object describing bean constraints.
<T> Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>>	validate(GwtValidationContext<T> context, G object, Class<?>... groups)	Validates all constraints on object.
<T> void	validateClassGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context, G object, Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations, Class<?>... groups)	Helper method used to perform validation of a bean using specific group(s).
<T> Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>>	validateProperty(GwtValidationContext<T> context, G object, String propertyName, Class<?>... groups)	Validates all constraints placed on the property of object named propertyName.
<T> void	validatePropertyGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context, G object, String propertyName, Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations, Class<?>... groups)	Helper method used to perform validation of a bean property using specific group(s).
<T> Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>>	validateValue(GwtValidationContext<T> context, Class<G> beanType, String propertyName, Object value, Class<?>... groups)	Validates all constraints placed on the property named propertyName of the class beanType where the property value is value.
<T> void	validateValueGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context, Class<G> beanType, String propertyName, Object value, Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations, Class<?>... groups)	Helper method used to perform validation of a class property with a specified value using specific group(s).

Method Detail

expandDefaultAndValidateClassGroups

<T> void expandDefaultAndValidateClassGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                                             G object,
                                             Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations,
                                             Group... groups)

Helper method used to first expand the Default group sequence and then perform validation of a bean using the specific group(s).

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - GWT validation context.

object - Object being validated.

violations - Set of violations to add to.

groups - What group(s) to validate.

expandDefaultAndValidatePropertyGroups

<T> void expandDefaultAndValidatePropertyGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                                                G object,
                                                String propertyName,
                                                Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations,
                                                Group... groups)

Helper method used to first expand the Default group sequence and then perform validation of a bean using the specific group(s).

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - GWT validation context.

object - Object being validated.

propertyName - The name of the property being validated.

violations - Set of violations to add to.

groups - What group(s) to validate.

expandDefaultAndValidateValueGroups

<T> void expandDefaultAndValidateValueGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                                             Class<G> beanType,
                                             String propertyName,
                                             Object value,
                                             Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations,
                                             Group... groups)

Helper method used to first expand the Default group sequence and then perform validation of a bean using the specific group(s).

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - GWT validation context.

beanType - Class being validated.

propertyName - The name of the property being validated.

value - The value of the property to use.

violations - Set of violations to add to.

groups - What group(s) to validate.

getBeanMetadata

BeanMetadata getBeanMetadata()

Getter for bean metadata.

Returns:

The metadata for the bean class associated with this valdiator.

getConstraints

GwtBeanDescriptor<G> getConstraints(ValidationGroupsMetadata validationGroupsMetadata)
                             throws javax.validation.ValidationException

Return the descriptor object describing bean constraints. The returned object (and associated objects including ConstraintDescriptors) are immutable.

Parameters:

validationGroupsMetadata - The validation groups metadata for the validator.

Returns:

the bean descriptor for the class associated with this validator.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if clazz is null

javax.validation.ValidationException - if a non recoverable error happens during the metadata discovery or if some constraints are invalid.

validate

<T> Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> validate(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                                                          G object,
                                                          Class<?>... groups)
                                                   throws javax.validation.ValidationException

Validates all constraints on object.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - The gwt validation context

object - object to validate

groups - group or list of groups targeted for validation (default to Default)

Returns:

constraint violations or an empty Set if none

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if object is null or if null is passed to the varargs groups

javax.validation.ValidationException - if a non recoverable error happens during the validation process

validateClassGroups

<T> void validateClassGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                             G object,
                             Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations,
                             Class<?>... groups)

Helper method used to perform validation of a bean using specific group(s). Does not expand the Default group seqeunce if it is redefined.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - GWT validation context.

object - Object being validated.

violations - Set of violations to add to.

groups - What group(s) to validate.

validateProperty

<T> Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> validateProperty(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                                                                  G object,
                                                                  String propertyName,
                                                                  Class<?>... groups)
                                                           throws javax.validation.ValidationException

Validates all constraints placed on the property of object named propertyName.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - The gwt validation context

object - object to validate

propertyName - property to validate (ie field and getter constraints)

groups - group or list of groups targeted for validation (default to Default)

Returns:

constraint violations or an empty Set if none

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if object is null, if propertyName null, empty or not a valid object property or if null is passed to the varargs groups

javax.validation.ValidationException - if a non recoverable error happens during the validation process

validatePropertyGroups

<T> void validatePropertyGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                                G object,
                                String propertyName,
                                Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations,
                                Class<?>... groups)

Helper method used to perform validation of a bean property using specific group(s).

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - GWT validation context.

object - Object with property being validated.

propertyName - Name of property to validate.

violations - Set of violations to add to.

groups - What group(s) to validate.

validateValue

<T> Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> validateValue(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                                                               Class<G> beanType,
                                                               String propertyName,
                                                               Object value,
                                                               Class<?>... groups)
                                                        throws javax.validation.ValidationException

Validates all constraints placed on the property named propertyName of the class beanType where the property value is value.

ConstraintViolation objects return null for ConstraintViolation.getRootBean() and ConstraintViolation.getLeafBean()

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - The gwt validation context

beanType - the bean type

propertyName - property to validate

value - property value to validate

groups - group or list of groups targeted for validation (default to Default)

Returns:

constraint violations or an empty Set if none

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if beanType is null, if propertyName null, empty or not a valid object property or if null is passed to the varargs groups

javax.validation.ValidationException - if a non recoverable error happens during the validation process

validateValueGroups

<T> void validateValueGroups(GwtValidationContext<T> context,
                             Class<G> beanType,
                             String propertyName,
                             Object value,
                             Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> violations,
                             Class<?>... groups)

Helper method used to perform validation of a class property with a specified value using specific group(s).

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the RootBean for this validation context

Parameters:

context - GWT validation context.

beanType - Class with property being validated.

propertyName - Name of property to validate.

value - The value of the property to use.

violations - Set of violations to add to.

groups - What group(s) to validate.