Application: gvSIG desktop

/**

 * gvSIG. Desktop Geographic Information System.

 *

 * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 gvSIG Association.

 *

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License

 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3

 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 *

 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

 * GNU General Public License for more details.

 *

 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,

 * MA  02110-1301, USA.

 *

 * For any additional information, do not hesitate to contact us

 * at info AT gvsig.com, or visit our website www.gvsig.com.

 */

package org.gvsig.fmap.dal.feature;

import org.gvsig.fmap.dal.exception.DataException;

/**

 * Represents a Feature validation rule. These rules are used to 

 * check Feature state integrity in editing mode.

 *

 */

public interface FeatureRule {

        /**

         * Returns the rule name

         * 

         * @return

         *                 the rule name

         */

        public String getName();

        /**

         * Returns the rule description

         * 

         * @return

         *                 the rule description

         */

        public String getDescription();

        /**

         * This is the method that applies this rule to the {@link Feature}, given also its associated {@link FeatureStore}.

         * @param feature

         *                         Feature to which apply the rule

         * @param featureStore

         *                         FeatureStore to which the Feature belongs

         * @throws DataException

         *                         if an error occurs during validation

         */

        public void validate(Feature feature, FeatureStore featureStore)

                        throws DataException;

        /**

         * Indicates whether this rule should be checked at update.

         * 

         * @return

         *                 true if this rule should be checked at update, otherwise false.

         */

        public boolean checkAtUpdate();

        /**

         * Returns true if this rule should be applied just when editing is being finished.

         *

         * @return        

         *                 true if this rule should be applied when editing is being finished, otherwise false.

         */

        public boolean checkAtFinishEditing();

}