trunk/ldap/model/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/api/ldap/model/schema/syntaxCheckers/LdapSyntaxDescriptionSyntaxChecker.java

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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.syntaxCheckers;


import java.text.ParseException;

import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.constants.SchemaConstants;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.SyntaxChecker;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.parsers.LdapSyntaxDescriptionSchemaParser;
import org.apache.directory.api.util.Strings;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;


/**
 * A SyntaxChecker which verifies that a value follows the
 * LDAP syntax descripton syntax according to RFC 4512, par 4.2.2:
 * 
 * <pre>
 * SyntaxDescription = LPAREN WSP
 *    numericoid                 ; object identifier
 *    [ SP "DESC" SP qdstring ]  ; description
 *    extensions WSP RPAREN      ; extensions
 * </pre>
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class LdapSyntaxDescriptionSyntaxChecker extends SyntaxChecker
{
    /** A logger for this class */
    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger( LdapSyntaxDescriptionSyntaxChecker.class );

    /** The schema parser used to parse the LdapSyntax description Syntax */
    private LdapSyntaxDescriptionSchemaParser schemaParser = new LdapSyntaxDescriptionSchemaParser();


    /**
     * 
     * Creates a new instance of LdapSyntaxDescriptionSyntaxChecker.
     *
     */
    public LdapSyntaxDescriptionSyntaxChecker()
    {
        super( SchemaConstants.LDAP_SYNTAX_DESCRIPTION_SYNTAX );
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public boolean isValidSyntax( Object value )
    {
        String strValue = null;

        if ( value == null )
        {
            LOG.debug( "Syntax invalid for 'null'" );
            return false;
        }

        if ( value instanceof String )
        {
            strValue = ( String ) value;
        }
        else if ( value instanceof byte[] )
        {
            strValue = Strings.utf8ToString( ( byte[] ) value );
        }
        else
        {
            strValue = value.toString();
        }

        try
        {
            schemaParser.parseLdapSyntaxDescription( strValue );
            LOG.debug( "Syntax valid for '{}'", value );

            return true;
        }
        catch ( ParseException pe )
        {
            LOG.debug( "Syntax invalid for '{}'", value );
            return false;
        }
    }
}