org.kuali.rice.krad.service
Interface DictionaryValidationService

All Known Subinterfaces:

DictionaryValidationService

All Known Implementing Classes:

DictionaryValidationServiceImpl, DictionaryValidationServiceImpl

public interface DictionaryValidationService

Defines the API for the validating against the data dictionary.

Author:

Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

Method Summary

boolean	isBusinessObjectValid(BusinessObject businessObject) Encapsulates {@link #validateBusinessObject(BusinessObject) and returns boolean so one doesn't need to check the ErrorMap.Validates the business object primitive attributes against the data dictionary.
boolean	isBusinessObjectValid(BusinessObject businessObject, String prefix) Encapsulates {@link #validateBusinessObject(BusinessObject) and returns boolean so one doesn't need to check the ErrorMap.Validates the business object primitive attributes against the data dictionary.
DictionaryValidationResult	validate(AttributeValueReader valueReader, boolean doOptionalProcessing) Same as other validate method except, allows you to provide the attributeValueReader directly for evaluation
DictionaryValidationResult	validate(Object object) Validates an object using its class name as the entry name to look up its metadata in the dictionary.
DictionaryValidationResult	validate(Object object, boolean doOptionalProcessing) Validates an object using its class name as the entry name to look up its metadata in the dictionary.
DictionaryValidationResult	validate(Object object, String entryName) Validates an object using the passed entry name to look up metadata in the dictionary
DictionaryValidationResult	validate(Object object, String entryName, boolean doOptionalProcessing) Same as validate(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String) except that it provides a boolean parameter for the calling method to choose whether to do optional processing (generally to check if blank/empty values are required or not).
DictionaryValidationResult	validate(Object object, String entryName, DataDictionaryEntry entry, boolean doOptionalProcessing) Same as {@link DictionaryValidationService#validate(Object, String, boolean) except that it provides an explicit data dictionary entry to use for the purpose of validation.
DictionaryValidationResult	validate(Object object, String entryName, String attributeName) Validates a single attribute on the passed object using the passed entry name to look up metadata in the dictionary.
DictionaryValidationResult	validate(Object object, String entryName, String attributeName, boolean doOptionalProcessing) Same as validate(Object, String, String) except that it provides a boolean parameter for the calling method to choose whether to do optional processing (generally to check if blank/empty values are required or not).
void	validate(String entryName, String attributeName, Object attributeValue) Instead of validating an object with dictionary metadata, or validating a specific member of an object by name, validates a specific attribute of an object by passing in the attribute value itself.
void	validate(String entryName, String attributeName, Object attributeValue, boolean doOptionalProcessing) Same as validate(String, String, Object) except that it provides a boolean parameter for the calling method to choose whether to do optional processing (generally to check if blank/empty values are required or not).
void	validateBusinessObject(BusinessObject businessObject) Deprecated. since 1.1 - use validate(Object.class) instead
void	validateBusinessObject(BusinessObject businessObject, boolean validateRequired) Deprecated. since 1.1 - use validate(Object.class) instead
boolean	validateDefaultExistenceChecks(BusinessObject bo) This method does an existence check against all references of a BusinessObject as defined in the MaintenanceDocument.xml file for that business object.
boolean	validateDefaultExistenceChecksForNewCollectionItem(BusinessObject bo, BusinessObject newCollectionItem, String collectionName) Does an existence check against all references configured as a default existence check in the maintenance document data dictionary file for the given business object Appropriate errors will also be placed in the GlobalVariables.ErrorMap.
boolean	validateDefaultExistenceChecksForNewCollectionItem(TransactionalDocument document, BusinessObject accountingLine, String collectionName) This method does an existence check against all references of a transactionalDocument Appropriate errors will also be placed in the GlobalVariables.ErrorMap.
boolean	validateDefaultExistenceChecksForTransDoc(TransactionalDocument document) This method does an existence check against all references of a transactionalDocument Appropriate errors will also be placed in the GlobalVariables.ErrorMap.
void	validateDocument(Document document) Validates the contents of a document (i.e.
void	validateDocumentAndUpdatableReferencesRecursively(Document document, int maxDepth, boolean validateRequired) Validates the contents of a document and recursively validates any of its updatable references
void	validateDocumentAndUpdatableReferencesRecursively(Document document, int maxDepth, boolean validateRequired, boolean chompLastLetterSFromCollectionName) Validates the contents of a document and recursively validates any of its updatable references
void	validateDocumentAttribute(Document document, String attributeName, String errorPrefix) Validates the specified attribute of the given document against the data dictionary.
void	validatePrimitiveFromDescriptor(String entryName, Object object, PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor, String errorPrefix, boolean validateRequired) Deprecated. since 1.1
boolean	validateReferenceExists(BusinessObject bo, ReferenceDefinition reference) This method examines the populated BusinessObject bo instance passed in for a member named by the referenceName.
boolean	validateReferenceExists(BusinessObject bo, String referenceName) This method examines the populated BusinessObject bo instance passed in for a member named by the referenceName.
boolean	validateReferenceExistsAndIsActive(BusinessObject bo, ReferenceDefinition reference) This method intelligently tests the designated reference on the bo for both existence and active status, where appropriate.
boolean	validateReferenceExistsAndIsActive(BusinessObject bo, String referenceName, String attributeToHighlightOnFail, String displayFieldName) This method intelligently tests the designated reference on the bo for both existence and active status, where appropriate.
boolean	validateReferenceIsActive(BusinessObject bo, ReferenceDefinition reference) This method retrieves the reference from the DB, and then tests whether the object is active.
boolean	validateReferenceIsActive(BusinessObject bo, String referenceName) This method retrieves the reference from the DB, and then tests whether the object is active.

Method Detail

validateDocument

void validateDocument(Document document)

Validates the contents of a document (i.e. attributes within a document) against the data dictionary.

Parameters:

document - - document to validate

validateDocumentAndUpdatableReferencesRecursively

void validateDocumentAndUpdatableReferencesRecursively(Document document,
                                                       int maxDepth,
                                                       boolean validateRequired)

Validates the contents of a document and recursively validates any of its updatable references

Parameters:

document - the document

maxDepth - the maximum numbers of levels to recurse

validateRequired - whether to validate whether a field is required and is currently blank

validateDocumentAndUpdatableReferencesRecursively

void validateDocumentAndUpdatableReferencesRecursively(Document document,
                                                       int maxDepth,
                                                       boolean validateRequired,
                                                       boolean chompLastLetterSFromCollectionName)

Validates the contents of a document and recursively validates any of its updatable references

Parameters:

document - the document

maxDepth - the maximum numbers of levels to recurse

validateRequired - whether to validate whether a field is required and is currently blank

chompLastLetterSFromCollectionName - if true, the error path for any collections encountered will have the last "s" removed from the collection name if it ends with the letter "s". If false, this method acts like validateDocumentAndUpdatableReferencesRecursively(Document, int, boolean)

validateDocumentAttribute

void validateDocumentAttribute(Document document,
                               String attributeName,
                               String errorPrefix)

Validates the specified attribute of the given document against the data dictionary.

Parameters:

document -

attributeName -

errorPrefix -

validate

DictionaryValidationResult validate(Object object)

Validates an object using its class name as the entry name to look up its metadata in the dictionary.

Parameters:

object - - an object to validate

Returns:

the dictionary validation result object associated with this validation

validate

DictionaryValidationResult validate(Object object,
                                    boolean doOptionalProcessing)

Validates an object using its class name as the entry name to look up its metadata in the dictionary.

Parameters:

object - - an object to validate

doOptionalProcessing - true if the validation should do optional validation (e.g. to check if empty values are required or not), false otherwise

Returns:

the dictionary validation result object associated with this validation

validate

DictionaryValidationResult validate(Object object,
                                    String entryName)

Validates an object using the passed entry name to look up metadata in the dictionary

Parameters:

object - - an object to validate

entryName - - the dictionary entry name to look up the metadata associated with this object

Returns:

the dictionary validation result object associated with this validation

Since:

1.1

validate

DictionaryValidationResult validate(Object object,
                                    String entryName,
                                    boolean doOptionalProcessing)

Same as validate(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String) except that it provides a boolean parameter for the calling method to choose whether to do optional processing (generally to check if blank/empty values are required or not).

Parameters:

object - - an object to validate

entryName - - the dictionary entry name to look up the metadata associated with this object

doOptionalProcessing - true if the validation should do optional validation (e.g. to check if empty values are required or not), false otherwise

Returns:

the dictionary validation result object associated with this validation

Since:

1.1

validate

DictionaryValidationResult validate(Object object,
                                    String entryName,
                                    String attributeName)

Validates a single attribute on the passed object using the passed entry name to look up metadata in the dictionary.

Parameters:

object - - an object to validate

entryName - - the dictionary entry name to look up the metadata associated with this object

attributeName - - the name of the attribute (field) on the object that should be validated

Returns:

the dictionary validation result object associated with this validation

Since:

1.1

validate

DictionaryValidationResult validate(Object object,
                                    String entryName,
                                    String attributeName,
                                    boolean doOptionalProcessing)

Same as validate(Object, String, String) except that it provides a boolean parameter for the calling method to choose whether to do optional processing (generally to check if blank/empty values are required or not).

Parameters:

object - - an object to validate

entryName - - the dictionary entry name to look up the metadata associated with this object

attributeName - - the name of the attribute (field) on the object that should be validated

doOptionalProcessing - true if the validation should do optional validation (e.g. to check if empty values are required or not), false otherwise

Returns:

the dictionary validation result object associated with this validation

Since:

1.1

validate

DictionaryValidationResult validate(Object object,
                                    String entryName,
                                    DataDictionaryEntry entry,
                                    boolean doOptionalProcessing)

Same as {@link DictionaryValidationService#validate(Object, String, boolean) except that it provides an explicit data dictionary entry to use for the purpose of validation.

Parameters:

object - - an object to validate

entryName - - the dictionary entry name to use in association with error look ups

entry - - the dictionary entry to use for validation

doOptionalProcessing - true if the validation should do optional validation (e.g. to check if empty values are required or not), false otherwise

Returns:

the dictionary validation result object associated with this validation

Since:

1.1

validate

void validate(String entryName,
              String attributeName,
              Object attributeValue)

Instead of validating an object with dictionary metadata, or validating a specific member of an object by name, validates a specific attribute of an object by passing in the attribute value itself. This limits the amount of validation that can be done to constraints that directly affect this attribute.

Parameters:

entryName - - the dictionary entry name to use in association with error look ups

attributeName - - the dictionary entry attribute name to use in association with error look ups

attributeValue - - the value of the attribute being validated

validate

void validate(String entryName,
              String attributeName,
              Object attributeValue,
              boolean doOptionalProcessing)

Same as validate(String, String, Object) except that it provides a boolean parameter for the calling method to choose whether to do optional processing (generally to check if blank/empty values are required or not).

Parameters:

entryName - - the dictionary entry name to use in association with error look ups

attributeName - - the dictionary entry attribute name to use in association with error look ups

attributeValue - - the value of the attribute being validated

doOptionalProcessing - - true if the validation should do optional validation (e.g. to check if empty values are required or not), false otherwise

validate

DictionaryValidationResult validate(AttributeValueReader valueReader,
                                    boolean doOptionalProcessing)

Same as other validate method except, allows you to provide the attributeValueReader directly for evaluation

Parameters:

valueReader - - an object to validate

doOptionalProcessing - true if the validation should do optional validation (e.g. to check if empty values are required or not), false otherwise

Returns:

the dictionary validation result object associated with this validation

Since:

1.1

isBusinessObjectValid

boolean isBusinessObjectValid(BusinessObject businessObject)

Encapsulates {@link #validateBusinessObject(BusinessObject) and returns boolean so one doesn't need to check the ErrorMap.Validates the business object primitive attributes against the data dictionary. Adds errors to the map as they are encountered.

Makes no error path adjustments

Parameters:

businessObject - - business object to validate

Returns:

boolean validOrNot

isBusinessObjectValid

boolean isBusinessObjectValid(BusinessObject businessObject,
                              String prefix)

Encapsulates {@link #validateBusinessObject(BusinessObject) and returns boolean so one doesn't need to check the ErrorMap.Validates the business object primitive attributes against the data dictionary. Adds errors to the map as they are encountered.

Makes no error path adjustments

Parameters:

businessObject - - business object to validate

prefix - - error prefix

Returns:

boolean valid or not

validateBusinessObject

@Deprecated
void validateBusinessObject(BusinessObject businessObject)

Deprecated. since 1.1 - use validate(Object.class) instead

Validates the business object primitive attributes against the data dictionary. Adds errors to the map as they are encountered.

Parameters:

businessObject - - business object to validate

validateBusinessObject

@Deprecated
void validateBusinessObject(BusinessObject businessObject,
                                       boolean validateRequired)

Deprecated. since 1.1 - use validate(Object.class) instead

Validates the business object primitive attributes against the data dictionary. Adds errors to the map as they are encountered.

Parameters:

businessObject - - business object to validate

validateRequired - - whether to execute required field checks

validateReferenceExists

boolean validateReferenceExists(BusinessObject bo,
                                ReferenceDefinition reference)

This method examines the populated BusinessObject bo instance passed in for a member named by the referenceName. If this member exists, and if this member is a descendent of BusinessObject, then an existence check proceeds. First the foreign keys for this reference are gathered, and then examined to see if they have values. If they do not have values, the method ends with a true return value. If they all have values, then an object with those primary keys is retrieve from the database. If one is retrieve, then the reference exists, and True is returned. Otherwise, false is returned. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

bo - - The bo whose reference is being tested.

reference - - The ReferenceDefinition to be existence tested.

Returns:

True if no exceptions occur and the object exists in the db, false otherwise.

validateReferenceExists

boolean validateReferenceExists(BusinessObject bo,
                                String referenceName)

This method examines the populated BusinessObject bo instance passed in for a member named by the referenceName. If this member exists, and if this member is a descendent of BusinessObject, then an existence check proceeds. First the foreign keys for this reference are gathered, and then examined to see if they have values. If they do not have values, the method ends with a true return value. If they all have values, then an object with those primary keys is retrieve from the database. If one is retrieve, then the reference exists, and True is returned. Otherwise, false is returned. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

bo - - The bo whose reference is being tested.

referenceName - - The name of the member to be existence tested.

Returns:

True if no exceptions occur and the object exists in the db, false otherwise.

validateReferenceIsActive

boolean validateReferenceIsActive(BusinessObject bo,
                                  ReferenceDefinition reference)

This method retrieves the reference from the DB, and then tests whether the object is active. It will return false if there is no activeIndicator field on this object, if the object doesnt exist in the DB, if the field doesnt exist or cannot be cast as a boolean, if the field value is null, or if the field value is false. It will only return true if the reference bo is present, the field is present, it is a boolean and non-null, and the value is true. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

bo -

reference -

Returns:

validateReferenceIsActive

boolean validateReferenceIsActive(BusinessObject bo,
                                  String referenceName)

This method retrieves the reference from the DB, and then tests whether the object is active. It will return false if there is no activeIndicator field on this object, if the object doesnt exist in the DB, if the field doesnt exist or cannot be cast as a boolean, if the field value is null, or if the field value is false. It will only return true if the reference bo is present, the field is present, it is a boolean and non-null, and the value is true. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

bo -

referenceName -

Returns:

validateReferenceExistsAndIsActive

boolean validateReferenceExistsAndIsActive(BusinessObject bo,
                                           ReferenceDefinition reference)

This method intelligently tests the designated reference on the bo for both existence and active status, where appropriate. It will not test anything if the foreign-key fields for the given reference arent filled out with values, and it will not test active status if the reference doesnt exist. Further, it will only test active status where the correct flag is set. On failures of either sort, it will put the relevant errors into the GlobalVariables errorMap, and return a false. If there are no failures, or nothing can be tested because the foreign-key fields arent fully filled out, it will return true and add no errors. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

bo - - the BusinessObject instance to be tested.

reference - - the ReferenceDefinition to control the nature of the testing.

Returns:

true or false as per the criteria above

validateReferenceExistsAndIsActive

boolean validateReferenceExistsAndIsActive(BusinessObject bo,
                                           String referenceName,
                                           String attributeToHighlightOnFail,
                                           String displayFieldName)

This method intelligently tests the designated reference on the bo for both existence and active status, where appropriate. It will not test anything if the foreign-key fields for the given reference arent filled out with values, and it will not test active status if the reference doesnt exist. Note that it will not fail or raise any error if all of the foreign-keys are filled with a value. If this needs to be tested (ie, the 'if any field is filled, then all must be filled' rule), you'll have to do that separately. Further, it will only test active status where the correct flag is set. On failures of either sort, it will put the relevant errors into the GlobalVariables errorMap, and return a false. If there are no failures, or nothing can be tested because the foreign-key fields arent fully filled out, it will return true and add no errors. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

bo - - the BusinessObject instance to be tested.

referenceName - - the member name on the bo to be tested for existence and active-state

attributeToHighlightOnFail - - the fieldName to highlight with the error message on a failure

displayFieldName - - the human-readable display name of the failed field, to go in the error message

Returns:

true or false as per the criteria above

validateDefaultExistenceChecks

boolean validateDefaultExistenceChecks(BusinessObject bo)

This method does an existence check against all references of a BusinessObject as defined in the MaintenanceDocument.xml file for that business object. Appropriate errors will also be placed in the GlobalVariables.ErrorMap. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

bo - - BusinessObject instance that should be tested

Returns:

true if all passed existence tests, false if any failed

validateDefaultExistenceChecksForNewCollectionItem

boolean validateDefaultExistenceChecksForNewCollectionItem(BusinessObject bo,
                                                           BusinessObject newCollectionItem,
                                                           String collectionName)

Does an existence check against all references configured as a default existence check in the maintenance document data dictionary file for the given business object Appropriate errors will also be placed in the GlobalVariables.ErrorMap. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

bo - parent business object instance to retrieve default checks for

newCollectionItem - new collection line to validate

collectionName - name of the collection in the parent

Returns:

true if all passed existence tests, false if any failed

validateDefaultExistenceChecksForTransDoc

boolean validateDefaultExistenceChecksForTransDoc(TransactionalDocument document)

This method does an existence check against all references of a transactionalDocument Appropriate errors will also be placed in the GlobalVariables.ErrorMap. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

document - document instance that should be tested

Returns:

true if all passed existence tests, false if any failed

validateDefaultExistenceChecksForNewCollectionItem

boolean validateDefaultExistenceChecksForNewCollectionItem(TransactionalDocument document,
                                                           BusinessObject accountingLine,
                                                           String collectionName)

This method does an existence check against all references of a transactionalDocument Appropriate errors will also be placed in the GlobalVariables.ErrorMap. This method assumes that you already have the errorPath set exactly as desired, and adds new errors to the errorMap with no prefix, other than what has already been pushed onto the errorMap.

Parameters:

document - document instance that should be tested

accountingLine - that should be tested

collectionName - that should be tested

Returns:

true if all passed existence tests, false if any failed

validatePrimitiveFromDescriptor

@Deprecated
void validatePrimitiveFromDescriptor(String entryName,
                                                Object object,
                                                PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor,
                                                String errorPrefix,
                                                boolean validateRequired)

Deprecated. since 1.1