ch.sahits.codegen.util
Class ConsoleInputValidator

java.lang.Object
  ch.sahits.codegen.util.ConsoleInputValidator

public abstract class ConsoleInputValidator
extends java.lang.Object

Helper to validate console input based on enumerations

Since:

2.1.0

Author:

Andi Hotz, Sathis GmbH

Field Summary

protected java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

arguments

Constructor Summary

protected

ConsoleInputValidator(java.lang.String[] args, boolean obligatory) Initialize the arguments from the array list

Method Summary

protected abstract java.lang.Enum<?>	getValueFromEnum(java.lang.String key) Retrieve the Enumeration for the value
protected boolean	innerValidate(int paramCount) Validate parameters against an enumeration, common code

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

arguments

protected final java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> arguments

Constructor Detail

ConsoleInputValidator

protected ConsoleInputValidator(java.lang.String[] args,
                                boolean obligatory)

Initialize the arguments from the array list

Parameters:

args - even number of arguments

obligatory - flag indicating that all parameters are obligatory

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the numer of arguments is uneven

Method Detail

innerValidate

protected boolean innerValidate(int paramCount)

Validate parameters against an enumeration, common code

Parameters:

paramCount - number of elements in the enumeration

Returns:

true if the parameters are valid

getValueFromEnum

protected abstract java.lang.Enum<?> getValueFromEnum(java.lang.String key)

Retrieve the Enumeration for the value

Parameters:

key - for the value to be retrieved

Returns:

value for the key