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<h1>The Jakarta Commons <em>Validator</em> Component</h1>
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<a href="#Introduction">[Introduction]</a>
<a href="#Dependencies">[Dependencies]</a>
<a href="#Release Info">[Release Info]</a>
<a href="#Committers">[Committers]</a>
<a href="#Action Items">[Action Items]</a>
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<a name="Introduction"></a>
<h3>1. INTRODUCTION</h3>
<p> The commons-validator package provides a simple, extendable
framework to define validators (validation methods) and validation rules
in an xml file. There is support for internationalization of
validation rules and error messages.
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The package should :
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<li>Provide in an easy way to define validations for fields</li>
<li>Provide internationalization support for validation rules and error messages.</li>
<li>Provide an easy way to define validators</li>
<li>Provide a way to store information in a validator definition so JavaScript client
side validation can be auto-generated matching the server side validation.</li>
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Non-goals:
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<li>This package does not auto-generate JavaScript client side code.</li>
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<h3>2. DEPENDENCIES</h3>
<p>The <em>Logging</em> component is dependent upon the following external
components for compilation:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.junit.org/">JUnit</a>
(Version 3.2 or later)</li>
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<h3>3. RELEASE INFO</h3>
<p>Current Release: <strong>Unreleased, CVS Repository Only</strong></p>
<p>Planned Next Release: TBD</p>
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<h3>4. COMMITTERS</h3>
<p>The following individuals are the primary developers and maintainers of this
component. Developers who plan to use <em>Validator</em> in their own
projects are encouraged to collaborate on the future development of this
component to ensure that it continues to meet a variety of needs.</p>
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<li><a href="mailto:dwinterfeldt@apache.org">David Winterfeldt</a></li>
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<h3>5. ACTION ITEMS</h3>
<p>TO DO List:</p>
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<th width="20%">Volunteer</th>
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<td>Create Unit Tests.</td>
<td>David Winterfeldt</td>
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<td>Create Examples.</td>
<td>David Winterfeldt</td>
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<td>Documentation.</td>
<td>David Winterfeldt</td>
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<td>Create a <em>ValidatorResults</em> class to return the status of validations performed (in <em>org.apache.commons.validator.Validator</em>'s validate method).</td>
<td>David Winterfeldt</td>
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Create ability to define a component. For example, to define
a global validation rule for an address object that can
then be referenced in a form element.
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