Module: MCollective::Validator

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-Returns and instance of the Plugin class from which objects can be created. -Valid plugin names are -

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-    # File lib/mcollective/validator.rb, line 18
-18:     def self.[](klass)
-19:       if klass.is_a?(Symbol)
-20:         klass = validator_class(klass)
-21:       elsif !(klass.match(/.*Validator$/))
-22:         klass = validator_class(klass)
-23:       end
-24: 
-25:       const_get(klass)
-26:     end
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-    # File lib/mcollective/validator.rb, line 37
-37:     def self.has_validator?(validator)
-38:       const_defined?(validator_class(validator))
-39:     end
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-Loads the validator plugins. Validators will only be loaded every 5 minutes -

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-    # File lib/mcollective/validator.rb, line 6
- 6:     def self.load_validators
- 7:       if load_validators?
- 8:         @last_load = Time.now.to_i
- 9:         PluginManager.find_and_load("validator")
-10:       end
-11:     end
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-    # File lib/mcollective/validator.rb, line 45
-45:     def self.load_validators?
-46:       return true if @last_load.nil?
-47: 
-48:       (@last_load - Time.now.to_i) > 300
-49:     end
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-Allows validation plugins to be called like module methods : Validator.validate() -

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-    # File lib/mcollective/validator.rb, line 29
-29:     def self.method_missing(method, *args, &block)
-30:       if has_validator?(method)
-31:         validator = Validator[method].validate(*args)
-32:       else
-33:         raise ValidatorError, "Unknown validator: '#{method}'."
-34:       end
-35:     end
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-Generic validate method that will call -the correct validator plugin based on the type of the validation parameter -

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-    # File lib/mcollective/validator.rb, line 53
-53:     def self.validate(validator, validation)
-54:       Validator.load_validators
-55: 
-56:       begin
-57:         if [:integer, :boolean, :float, :number, :string].include?(validation)
-58:           Validator.typecheck(validator, validation)
-59: 
-60:         else
-61:           case validation
-62:             when Regexp,String
-63:               Validator.regex(validator, validation)
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-65:             when Symbol
-66:               Validator.send(validation, validator)
-67: 
-68:             when Array
-69:               Validator.array(validator, validation)
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-71:             when Class
-72:               Validator.typecheck(validator, validation)
-73:           end
-74:         end
-75:       rescue => e
-76:         raise ValidatorError, e.to_s
-77:       end
-78:     end
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-    # File lib/mcollective/validator.rb, line 41
-41:     def self.validator_class(validator)
-42:       "#{validator.to_s.capitalize}Validator"
-43:     end
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Methods

Public Class methods