Class InputChecker

java.lang.Object
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public class InputChecker

extends java.lang.Object

Static methods to verify certain user inputs are valid.

Field Summary

static int	PASSWORD_LENGTH
static int	USER_ID_LENGTH

Constructor Summary

InputChecker()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	isInputMapOk(java.util.Map map) Ensures the input map passed into the processor contains the correct entries and that these entries contain valid values.
static java.lang.String	isLoginOk(java.lang.String userId, java.lang.String password) Checks to see if a Banner user id and password are "valid".

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

USER_ID_LENGTH

public static final int USER_ID_LENGTH

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Constant Field Values

PASSWORD_LENGTH

public static final int PASSWORD_LENGTH

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

InputChecker

public InputChecker()

Method Detail

isLoginOk

public static java.lang.String isLoginOk(java.lang.String userId,
                                         java.lang.String password)

Checks to see if a Banner user id and password are "valid". This validation only checks to see if the lengths of the strings are correct, nothing more. True validation is done by Banner itself.

Parameters:

userId - the user id to check.

password - the password to check.

Returns:

a non-null user-friendly String if an error occurs, or null if everything was ok.

isInputMapOk

public static java.lang.String isInputMapOk(java.util.Map map)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Ensures the input map passed into the processor contains the correct entries and that these entries contain valid values.

Parameters:

map - the map containing values to check prior to invoking the processor.

Returns:

a non-null user-friendly String if an error occurs, or null if everything was ok.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - if an error occurs while connecting to the SAS database.