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#ifndef TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_ENTRY_VALIDATOR_H
#define TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_ENTRY_VALIDATOR_H
#include "Teuchos_RCP.hpp"
#include "Teuchos_Array.hpp"
namespace Teuchos {
#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
class ParameterEntry;
#endif
/** \brief Abstract interface for an object that can validate a
* ParameterEntry's value.
*
* Not only can a validator validate and entry but it can also help to set
* and/or adjust the default value.
*/
class ParameterEntryValidator {
public:
/** \brief . */
virtual ~ParameterEntryValidator() {}
/** \brief Print documentation for this parameter.
*
* \param docString
* [in] (Multi-line) documentation std::string.
* \param out
* [out] The std::ostream used for the output
*
* The purpose of this function is to augment what is in <tt>docString</tt>
* with some description of what valid values this parameter validator will
* accept.
*/
virtual void printDoc(
std::string const& docString
,std::ostream & out
) const = 0;
/** \brief Return an array of strings of valid values if applicable.
*
* If there is no such array of std::string values that makes since, just return
* <tt>return.get()==NULL</tt>.
*
* The returned strings must not contain any newlines (i.e. no <tt>'\n'</tt>
* characters) and must be short enough to fit on one line and be readable.
*/
virtual Teuchos::RCP<const Array<std::string> >
validStringValues() const = 0;
/** \brief Validate a parameter entry value and throw std::exception (with a
* great error message) if validation fails.
*
* \param entry
* [in] The ParameterEntry who's type and value is being validated
* \param paramName
* [in] The name of the ParameterEntry that is used to build error messages.
* \param sublistName
* [in] The name of the ParameterList that <tt>paramName</tt> exists in
* that is used to build error messages.
*/
virtual void validate(
ParameterEntry const& entry,
std::string const& paramName,
std::string const& sublistName
) const = 0;
/** \brief Validate and perhaps modify a parameter entry's value.
*
* \param paramName
* [in] The name of the ParameterEntry that is used to build error messages.
* \param sublistName
* [in] The name of the ParameterList that <tt>paramName</tt> exists in
* that is used to build error messages.
* \param entry
* [in/out] The ParameterEntry who's type and value is being validated and
* perhaps even changed as a result of calling this function.
*
* The default implementation simply calls <tt>this->validate()</tt>.
*/
virtual void validateAndModify(
std::string const& paramName,
std::string const& sublistName,
ParameterEntry * entry
) const
{
TEST_FOR_EXCEPT(0==entry);
this->validate(*entry,paramName,sublistName);
}
};
} // namespace Teuchos
#endif // TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_ENTRY_VALIDATOR_H