uk.ac.ebi.arrayexpress2.magetab.handler

Interface ValidateHandler<D>

All Superinterfaces:

Handler

All Known Implementing Classes:

ADFValidateHandler, IDFValidateHandler, MAGETABValidateHandler, SDRFValidateHandler

@Spi
public interface ValidateHandler<D>
extends Handler

A type of Handler that enables read functionality over a lump of data.

Author:

Tony Burdett

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canValidate(Object data) Determine whether this handler can validate the supplied data.
void	validate(D data) Causes this handler to validate some data that has been read into a MAGETABInvestigation.

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ebi.arrayexpress2.magetab.handler.Handler

accept, addListener, getListeners, removeListener

Method Detail

canValidate

boolean canValidate(Object data)

Determine whether this handler can validate the supplied data. Typically, the data will be a MAGETABInvestigation, MAGETABArrayDesign, IDF, SDRF, ADF or nodes from the SDRF or ADF graphs.

This data should be passed to the handler prior to writing to determine whether this handler can handle it

Parameters:

data - the data that will be validated

Returns:

true if this handler can handle this tag, false otherwise

validate

void validate(D data)
              throws ValidateException

Causes this handler to validate some data that has been read into a MAGETABInvestigation. Usually, this will involve some checks that the data is formatted correctly and some checks for duplication, but more complex algorithms can be supplied if required.

Parameters:

data - the data object to be validated

Throws:

ValidateException - if there is a problem validating objects