v0.2.54..v0.2.55 changeset OptionsValidator.h

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+/*
+ * This file is part of Hootenanny.
+ *
+ * Hootenanny 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,
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+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+#ifndef OPTIONS_VALIDATOR_H
+#define OPTIONS_VALIDATOR_H
+
+// Qt
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace hoot
+{
+
+/**
+ * Validates some of matcher related configuration options
+ */
+class OptionsValidator
+{
+public:
+
+  /**
+   * Does basic validation of the configured matchers/mergers
+   */
+  static void validateMatchers();
+
+  /**
+   * This automatically fixes some erroneous matcher configurations.
+   */
+  static void fixGenericMatcherOrdering();
+
+  /**
+   * This is intended primarily as a temporary method to fix the subline matcher, classifier, etc.
+   * configurations to ensure consistent conflation results between the command line and the UI
+   * via services. It can be disabled via the configuration option, autocorrect.options. See
+   * details in method.
+   */
+  static void fixMisc();
+
+private:
+
+  static bool _isGenericMatcher(const QString& matcher);
+  static bool _containsGenericMatcher(const QStringList& matchers);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // OPTIONS_VALIDATOR_H