Source code for /engineering/autohit-1998/autohit/verify/Verify.javaOriginal file Verify.java
   1 /**
   2  * .
   3  * Copyright � 1999 Erich P G.
   4  *
   5  */
   6  
   7 package autohit.verify;
   8 
   9 import autohit.transport.Response;
  10 
  11 /**
  12  * An interface to a standard verification facillity.
  13  * <p>
  14  * this may seem like an unneccessary layer of abstraction, but I have
  15  * plans for the future...
  16  *
  17  * @author Erich P. Gatejen
  18  * @version 1.0
  19  * <i>Version History</i>
  20  * <code>EPG - Initial - 5Feb99</code> 
  21  * 
  22  */
  23 public interface Verify {
  24 	
  25 	// --- FINAL FIELDS ------------------------------------------------------
  26 
  27 	// --- FIELDS ------------------------------------------------------------
  28 
  29     /**
  30      *  Test for exceptions.  Prolly not the best place to put this...
  31      */ 
  32     public String   psVE_NO_CONTEXT = "No Response Context set."; 
  33 
  34 	// --- PUBLIC METHODS ----------------------------------------------------
  35 	
  36     /**
  37      *  Create a fresh verification context.
  38      *  
  39      *  @param address Address specification.
  40      *
  41      *  @throws autohit.transport.VerifyException     
  42      */     
  43     public void fresh(Response  context) throws VerifyException;
  44 
  45     /**
  46      *  Reset the current verification context.
  47      *  
  48      *  @param address Address specification.
  49      *
  50      *  @throws autohit.transport.VerifyException     
  51      */     
  52     public void reset() throws VerifyException;
  53 
  54     /**
  55      *  A seek operation.  
  56      *  
  57      *  @param expected the string to seek.
  58      *  @return true if it passes verification,otherwise false.
  59      *
  60      *  @throws autohit.transport.VerifyException     
  61      */     
  62     public boolean seek(String     expected) throws VerifyException;    
  63 
  64     /**
  65      *  A CRC check operation.  
  66      *  
  67      *  @param expected the expected CRC value.
  68      *  @return true if it passes verification,otherwise false.
  69      *
  70      *  @throws autohit.transport.VerifyException     
  71      */     
  72     public boolean crc(int     expected) throws VerifyException;        
  73  
  74     /**
  75      *  A size check operation.  
  76      *  
  77      *  @param expected the expected size.
  78      *  @return true if it passes verification,otherwise false.
  79      *
  80      *  @throws autohit.transport.VerifyException     
  81      */     
  82     public boolean size(int     expected) throws VerifyException;
  83     
  84     /**
  85      *  Returns the numeric difference from the previous operation.  Currently,
  86      *  if will return the diff between the expected and actual values calculated  
  87      *  in crc and size.
  88      *  <p>
  89      *  It is calculated as actual - expected.
  90      *
  91      *  @return numeric delta.  It will be 0, if there was no difference.
  92      *
  93      *  @throws autohit.transport.VerifyException     
  94      */     
  95     public int lastDelta() throws VerifyException;
  96     
  97     /**
  98      *  Run a sub-executable to perform a verification.  
  99      *  
 100      *  @param invocation an invocation string.  used by the specific verification
 101      *         to determine what to run and how to run it.
 102      *  @param content passed to the sun-executable as content.
 103      *  @return true if it passes verification,otherwise false.
 104      *
 105      *  @throws autohit.transport.VerifyException     
 106      */     
 107     public boolean exec(String  invocation, String  content) throws VerifyException;    
 108 
 109  
 110 	// --- PRIVATE METHODS ---------------------------------------------------	
 111 }