org.apache.commons.latka.validators
Class GoldenFileValidator

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.commons.latka.validators.BaseValidator
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        +--org.apache.commons.latka.validators.GoldenFileValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Validator

public class GoldenFileValidator

extends BaseValidator

implements Validator

Compare the response with a golden file. Right now this is a proof of concept class; we should extend it to support more than just files, I think. Also, maybe golden files should be more than just text.

Constructor Summary

GoldenFileValidator(java.io.File goldenFile)

GoldenFileValidator(java.lang.String label, java.io.File goldenFile)

Method Summary

void	setIgnoreWhitespace(boolean ignoreWhitespace)
void	validate(Response response) Run custom validation.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.latka.validators.BaseValidator

getLabel, setLabel

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GoldenFileValidator

public GoldenFileValidator(java.io.File goldenFile)

GoldenFileValidator

public GoldenFileValidator(java.lang.String label,
                           java.io.File goldenFile)

Method Detail

setIgnoreWhitespace

public void setIgnoreWhitespace(boolean ignoreWhitespace)

validate

public void validate(Response response)
              throws ValidationException

Description copied from interface: Validator

Run custom validation. Latka will provide the HTTP response to this method. The implementer should throw a ValidationException if the Response fails to meet the validation criteria.

Specified by:

validate in interface Validator

Overrides:

validate in class BaseValidator

Following copied from interface: org.apache.commons.latka.Validator

Parameters:

response - the HTTP response

Throws:

ValidationException - if the Response fails to be valid