Package org.solidcoding.validation.api

Interface ContinuingValidator<T>

public interface ContinuingValidator<T>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ContinuingValidator<T>	and(Rule<T> rule)
<R> ReturningValidator<R>	andThen(Supplier<R> supplier)	Same as validate(); but returns a custom object in the form of a supplier.
String	getMessage()
T	orElseReturn(Function<String,T> other)
T	orElseReturn(T other)
<E extends RuntimeException> boolean	orElseThrow(Function<String,E> throwableFunction)
boolean	validate()

Method Detail

getMessage

String getMessage()

Returns:

the failure message;

and

ContinuingValidator<T> and(Rule<T> rule)

validate

boolean validate()

Returns:

boolean true if all rules pass. False if at least one rule fails.

andThen

<R> ReturningValidator<R> andThen(Supplier<R> supplier)

Same as validate(); but returns a custom object in the form of a supplier.

Type Parameters:

R - the type you wish to return.

Parameters:

supplier - the supplier which encapsulated the return type.

Returns:

R in the form of a supplier.

orElseThrow

<E extends RuntimeException> boolean orElseThrow(Function<String,E> throwableFunction)

Type Parameters:

E - the bound of the Exception that needs to be thrown when a rule is broken.

Parameters:

throwableFunction - the function defining the Exception that needs to be thrown when a rule is broken. The String is the stored failure message of the validation.

Returns:

true if all rules pass.

orElseReturn

T orElseReturn(T other)

Parameters:

other - the backup/default return type if the validation fails.

Returns:

T the return type.

orElseReturn

T orElseReturn(Function<String,T> other)

Parameters:

other - the backup/default return type if the validation fails with the optional message that is contained in the Validator.

Returns:

T the return type.