ComponentValidatorManager (Broadleaf Metadata Common 1.6.0-GA API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultComponentValidatorManager
```
public interface ComponentValidatorManager
```
Interface used for validating Component metadata using a configurable set of ComponentValidator entries. This is generally used as part of the initialization of the ComponentRegistry in order to validate any components registered as part of the initialization of the registry.

Author:

Nick Crum (ncrum)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`List<ActionValidator>`	`getActionValidators()` The set of `ActionValidator` to use to validate any `Action` passed to `validateAction(Action, Errors)`.
`List<ComponentValidator>`	`getComponentValidators()` The set of `ComponentValidator` to use to validate any component passed to `validateComponent(Component, Errors)`.
`List<EndpointValidator>`	`getEndpointValidators()` The set of `EndpointValidator` to use to validate any `Endpoint` passed to `validateEndpoint(Endpoint, Errors)`.
`org.springframework.validation.Errors`	`validate(Component<?> target)` The primary method of validating a target `Component` and its entire component tree.
`default void`	`validateAction(Action<?> target, org.springframework.validation.Errors errors)` Method used to validate `Action` objects.
`default void`	`validateComponent(Component<?> target, org.springframework.validation.Errors errors)` Method used to validate `Component` objects.
`default void`	`validateEndpoint(Endpoint<?> target, org.springframework.validation.Errors errors)` Method used to validate `Endpoint` objects.

- Method Detail
  - validate
```
org.springframework.validation.Errors validate(Component<?> target)
```
    The primary method of validating a target Component and its entire component tree. Returns an Errors that contains any validation errors discovered on the component or any descendents, if any were found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the component to validate
    
    Returns:
    
    the Errors, which is empty if no errors were found
  - getComponentValidators
```
List<ComponentValidator> getComponentValidators()
```
    The set of ComponentValidator to use to validate any component passed to validateComponent(Component, Errors).
    
    Returns:
    
    the set of validators
  - validateComponent
```
default void validateComponent(Component<?> target,
                               org.springframework.validation.Errors errors)
```
    Method used to validate Component objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the target component
    
    errors - the errors
  - getActionValidators
```
List<ActionValidator> getActionValidators()
```
    The set of ActionValidator to use to validate any Action passed to validateAction(Action, Errors).
    
    Returns:
    
    the set of validators
  - validateAction
```
default void validateAction(Action<?> target,
                            org.springframework.validation.Errors errors)
```
    Method used to validate Action objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the target action
    
    errors - the errors
  - getEndpointValidators
```
List<EndpointValidator> getEndpointValidators()
```
    The set of EndpointValidator to use to validate any Endpoint passed to validateEndpoint(Endpoint, Errors).
    
    Returns:
    
    the set of validators
  - validateEndpoint
```
default void validateEndpoint(Endpoint<?> target,
                              org.springframework.validation.Errors errors)
```
    Method used to validate Endpoint objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the target endpoint
    
    errors - the errors

Interface ComponentValidatorManager

Method Summary

Method Detail

validate

getComponentValidators

validateComponent

getActionValidators

validateAction

getEndpointValidators

validateEndpoint