/**
* Copyright 2010 Philippe Beaudoin
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package com.philbeaudoin.gwtpsample.shared;
/**
* <p>
* FieldVerifier validates that the name the user enters is valid.
* </p>
* <p>
* This class is in the <code>shared</code> packing because we use it in both
* the client code and on the server. On the client, we verify that the name is
* valid before sending an RPC request so the user doesn't have to wait for a
* network round trip to get feedback. On the server, we verify that the name is
* correct to ensure that the input is correct regardless of where the RPC
* originates.
* </p>
* <p>
* When creating a class that is used on both the client and the server, be sure
* that all code is translatable and does not use native JavaScript. Code that
* is note translatable (such as code that interacts with a database or the file
* system) cannot be compiled into client side JavaScript. Code that uses native
* JavaScript (such as Widgets) cannot be run on the server.
* </p>
*/
public class FieldVerifier {
/**
* Verifies that the specified name is valid for our service.
*
* In this example, we only require that the name is at least four
* characters. In your application, you can use more complex checks to ensure
* that usernames, passwords, email addresses, URLs, and other fields have the
* proper syntax.
*
* @param name the name to validate
* @return true if valid, false if invalid
*/
public static boolean isValidName(String name) {
if (name == null) {
return false;
}
return name.length() > 3;
}
}