Validator (Braille Utils)

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<Factory>, Factory

All Known Implementing Classes:

PEFValidator
```
public interface Validator
extends Factory
```
Simple interface for validators

Author:

Joel Håkansson

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.io.InputStream`	`getReportStream()`	Gets the report for the latest call to validate
`boolean`	`validate(java.net.URL input)`	Validates the resource at the given URL

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

Methods inherited from interface org.daisy.factory.Factory
getDescription, getDisplayName, getFeature, getIdentifier, getProperty, setFeature

- Method Detail
  - validate
```
boolean validate(java.net.URL input)
```
    Validates the resource at the given URL
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the resource URL
    
    Returns:
    
    returns true if validation was successful and resource is valid, false otherwise
  - getReportStream
```
java.io.InputStream getReportStream()
```
    Gets the report for the latest call to validate
    
    Returns:
    
    returns an InputStream for the report