/*
 * Project: MoleCuilder
 * Description: creates and alters molecular systems
 * Copyright (C)  2012 University of Bonn. All rights reserved.
 * 
 *
 *   This file is part of MoleCuilder.
 *
 *    MoleCuilder is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *    the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
 *    (at your option) any later version.
 *
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 *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *    GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *    along with MoleCuilder.  If not, see .
 */
/*
 * KeyValueValidator.cpp
 *
 *  Created on: May 14, 2012
 *      Author: ankele
 */
// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include 
#endif
#include "CodePatterns/MemDebug.hpp"
#include "KeyValueValidator.hpp"
bool KeyValueValidator::isValid(const std::string & _value) const
{
  size_t keyvaluestart = 0;
  size_t keyvalueend = _value.length()-1;
  do {
    size_t keyvaluemid = _value.find("=", keyvaluestart);
    if (keyvaluemid == std::string::npos)
      // No "=" found.
      return false;
    if (keyvaluemid == keyvaluestart)
      // Nothing before "=".
      return false;
    if (keyvaluemid == keyvalueend)
      // Nothing after "=".
      return false;
    keyvalueend = keyvaluestart;
    keyvaluestart = _value.find(";", keyvaluestart+1);
    // allow ending semicolon
    if (keyvaluestart == _value.length()-1)
      keyvaluestart = std::string::npos;
  } while (keyvaluestart != std::string::npos);
  return true;
}
bool KeyValueValidator::operator==(const Validator &_instance) const
{
  const KeyValueValidator *inst =
      dynamic_cast(&_instance);
  if (inst)
    return true;
  else
    return false;
}
Validator< std::string >* KeyValueValidator::clone() const
{
  Validator< std::string > *inst =
      new KeyValueValidator();
  return inst;
}