[JCR-2153] Introduce QValueConstraint and change return type of QPropertyDefinition.getValueConstraints()

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.0-alpha4
• Component/s: jackrabbit-spi
• Assignee: Tobias Bocanegra
• Reporter: Tobias Bocanegra
• Created: 17/Jun/09 10:28
• Updated: 11/Jul/09 23:43
• Resolved: 17/Jun/09 20:26

Description

public interface QValueConstraint {
+
+ /**
+ * Empty array of <code>QValueConstraint</code>.
+ */
+ public static final QValueConstraint[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new QValueConstraint[0];
+
+ /**
+ * Check if the specified value matches this constraint.
+ *
+ * @param value The value to be tested.
+ * @throws ConstraintViolationException If the specified value is
+ * <code>null</code> or does not matches the constraint.
+ * @throws RepositoryException If another error occurs.
+ */
+ void check(QValue value) throws ConstraintViolationException, RepositoryException;
+
+ /**
+ * For constraints that are not namespace prefix mapping sensitive this
+ * method returns the same defined in
+ * <code>

{@link PropertyDefinition#getValueConstraints()}

</code>.
+ * <p/>
+ * Those that are namespace prefix mapping sensitive (e.g.
+ * <code>NameConstraint</code>, <code>PathConstraint</code> and
+ * <code>ReferenceConstraint</code>) return an expanded string.
+ *
+ * @return the expanded definition String
+ */
+ String getExpandedDefinition();
+
+}

+++ jackrabbit-spi/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/spi/QPropertyDefinition.java (working copy)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
*

• @return the array of value constraints.
  */

• public String[] getValueConstraints();
  + public QValueConstraint[] getValueConstraints();