Validator (Shibboleth Identity Provider 4.3.4-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConnectionFactoryValidator, DataSourceValidator, NonFailFastValidator
```
public interface Validator
```
Used to determine whether a Data Connector initialized properly and continues to be fit for use.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isThrowValidateError()`	Returns whether `validate()` should throw or log errors.
`void`	`setThrowValidateError(boolean what)`	Sets whether `validate()` should throw or log errors.
`void`	`validate()`	Probe the data connector and conditionally fails if it is not valid and ready for use.

- Method Detail
  - validate
```
void validate()
       throws ValidationException
```
    Probe the data connector and conditionally fails if it is not valid and ready for use.
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - thrown if validation fails and isThrowValidateError() is true
  - setThrowValidateError
```
void setThrowValidateError(boolean what)
```
    Sets whether validate() should throw or log errors.
    
    Parameters:
    
    what - whether validate() should throw or log errors
  - isThrowValidateError
```
boolean isThrowValidateError()
```
    Returns whether validate() should throw or log errors.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether validate() should throw or log errors