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code/validation/ivalidator.php

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+<?php
+    
+    /*
+     *    IValidator
+     *    
+     */
+     
+    interface IValidator {
+    
+    	/* Overhead to be called internally by the validator */
+    	
+    	// Called when the class is first loaded
+    	public static function initialise();
+    	// Called whent the validation engine shuts down
+    	public static function shutdown();
+    	// Called when a validator object is associated with a variable to be validated
+    	public function associate();
+    	// Called when a validator obhject is disassociated from a variable having been validated
+    	public function disassociate();
+    	
+    	// Validate some input against the constructor parameters
+		public function validate($input);
+    
+	};
+	
+	/*
+	 * IValidatorFactory
+	 * Creates an instance of an Validator module, given its name
+	 */
+	class IValidatorFactory {
+	 
+		// Prevent any instances of this class being constructed
+		private function __construct() {
+		 
+		}
+		 
+		public static function get( $module ) {
+			global $_meta;
+			 
+			// Get the filename and classnames for this module
+			$filename = "{$_meta['script-dir']}/code/validation/{$module}_validator.php";
+			$classname = "{$module}Validator";
+			
+			// Check to make sure this module exists
+			if( !file_exists($filename) ) throw new ConfigException("Validation module could not be found: '{$filename}.'", 500);
+			
+			// Import the auth modules code
+			require_once( $filename );
+			
+			// Ensure the class has been defined
+			if( !class_exists( $classname ) ) throw new ConfigException("Validation module is invalid: '{$classname}'.", 500);
+			
+			// Create an instance of the module, and return it
+			return new $classname();
+			
+		}
+	};
+	
+	
+	/*
+	 * Validator
+	 * This class provides validation for a variable using a variety of algorithms
+	 */
+	
+	abstract class Validator {
+		
+		public static function check($name, &$value) {
+			// Retrieve the varargs for this function
+			$args = func_get_args();
+			// Remove the first two arguments, since we already have those by name
+			array_shift($args); array_shift($args);
+			
+			try {
+				// Each of the remaining arguments should be implementations of IValidator
+				foreach ($args as $validator) {
+					// Ensure this object is a validator
+					if (!( $validator instanceof IValidator)) {
+						throw new ValidationException("Invalid Validator object");
+					}
+				
+					// Attempt to validate the input through each validator in turn
+					$validator->validate( $value );
+				}
+				
+				// All successful
+				
+			} catch (ValidationException $e) {
+				// Add the friendly name of the variable that failed validation, and rethrow the exception
+				// for the calling code to catch
+				$e->append_name($name);
+				throw $e;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		
+	};
+	
+	/*
+	 * Validation Exceptions
+	 */
+	
+	class ValidationException extends BaseException {
+		
+		public function __construct($message) {
+			parent::__construct($message);
+		}
+		
+		public function append_name($name) {
+			$this->e .= ", while validating '{$name}'.";
+		}
+		
+	};
+
+    
+?>