src/main/java/org/apache/directory/fortress/core/util/ConstraintValidator.java

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package org.apache.directory.fortress.core.util;

import org.apache.directory.fortress.core.ValidationException;

/**
 * This interface provides constraint entity validation.
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public interface ConstraintValidator
{
    /**
     * Perform simple reasonability check on contraint timeout value.
     *
     * @param timeout must be greater than 0 and less than max value for {@link Integer#MAX_VALUE}
     * @throws org.apache.directory.fortress.core.ValidationException
     *          in the event value falls out of range.
     */
    void timeout( Integer timeout ) throws ValidationException;

    /**
     * Perform simple reasonability check on contraint beginTime value.
     *
     * @param beginTime if set, must be between '0000' and '2400'.
     * @throws org.apache.directory.fortress.core.ValidationException
     *          in the event value falls out of range.
     */
    void beginTime( String beginTime ) throws ValidationException;

    /**
     * Perform simple reasonability check on contraint endTime value.
     * @param endTime if set, must be between '0000' and '2400'.
     * @throws ValidationException in the event value falls out of range.
     */
    void endTime( String endTime ) throws ValidationException;

    /**
     * Perform simple reasonability check on contraint beginDate value.
     * @param beginDate if set, must be format 'YYYYMMDD'.
     * @throws ValidationException in the event value falls out of range.
     */
    void beginDate( String beginDate ) throws ValidationException;

    /**
     * Perform simple reasonability check on contraint endDate value.
     * @param endDate if set, must be format 'YYYYMMDD'.
     * @throws ValidationException in the event value falls out of range.
     */
    void endDate( String endDate ) throws ValidationException;

    /**
     * Perform simple reasonability check on contraint dayMask value.
     * @param dayMask format is '1234567', 1 = Sunday, 2 = Monday, etc.  Any or all of the 'bits' may be left blank.
     * @throws ValidationException in the event value falls out of range.
     */
    void dayMask( String dayMask ) throws ValidationException;
}