com.atlassian.plugin.util.validation
Class ValidationPattern

java.lang.Object
  com.atlassian.plugin.util.validation.ValidationPattern

public class ValidationPattern
extends java.lang.Object

Validates a pattern of rules against a dom4j node, patterned off of Schematron

Since:

2.2.0

Nested Class Summary

static class	ValidationPattern.Rule The rule as a series of tests
static class	ValidationPattern.RuleTest A test within a rule

Method Summary

static ValidationPattern	createPattern()
void	evaluate(org.dom4j.Node node) Evaluates the rules against the provided node
ValidationPattern	rule(java.lang.String context, ValidationPattern.RuleTest... tests) Adds a rule to the current pattern
ValidationPattern	rule(ValidationPattern.RuleTest... tests) Adds a rule to the current pattern, assuming the current context is "."
static ValidationPattern.RuleTest	test(java.lang.String xpath) Creates a test using the passed xpath expression

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createPattern

public static ValidationPattern createPattern()

Returns:

a new pattern instance

rule

public ValidationPattern rule(java.lang.String context,
                              ValidationPattern.RuleTest... tests)

Adds a rule to the current pattern

Parameters:

context - The xpath expression to determine one or more nodes to evaluate the rules against

tests - A series of tests

Returns:

this for chaining

rule

public ValidationPattern rule(ValidationPattern.RuleTest... tests)

Adds a rule to the current pattern, assuming the current context is "."

Parameters:

tests - A series of tests

Returns:

this for chaining

evaluate

public void evaluate(org.dom4j.Node node)
              throws ValidationException

Evaluates the rules against the provided node

Parameters:

node - The node to evaluate

Throws:

ValidationException - If a validation error occurs. If wanting to resolve i18n keys to messages, you can access the list of errors from the exception.

test

public static ValidationPattern.RuleTest test(java.lang.String xpath)

Creates a test using the passed xpath expression

Parameters:

xpath - The test expression

Returns:

The rule to mutate