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+# Copyright 2019 Nokia
+
+# 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.
+from cmframework.apis import cmerror
+
+
+class CMValidator(object):
+ def __init__(self):
+ self.plugin_client = None
+
+ # pylint: disable=no-self-use
+ def get_subscription_info(self):
+ """get the subscription filter
+
+ This API is used to get the re for matching the properties which the
+ validation plugin is concerned about.
+
+ Return:
+
+ A string representing the regular expression used to match the
+ properties which the validation plugin is concerned about.
+
+ Raise:
+
+ CMError can be raised in-case of a failure.
+ """
+ raise cmerror.CMError('Not implemented')
+
+ # pylint: disable=no-self-use, unused-argument
+ def validate_set(self, props):
+ """validate a configuration data addition/update
+
+ Arguments:
+
+ props: A dictionary of name-value pairs representing the changed
+ properties.
+
+ Raise:
+
+ CMError can be raised if the change is not accepted by this plugin.
+ """
+ raise cmerror.CMError('Not implemented')
+
+ # pylint: disable=no-self-use, unused-argument
+ def validate_delete(self, props):
+ """validate a configuration data delete
+
+ Arguments:
+
+ props: A list containing the names of deleted properties
+
+ Raise:
+
+ CMError can raised if the delete is not accepted by this plugin.
+ """
+ raise cmerror.CMError('Not implemented')
+
+ def get_plugin_client(self):
+ """get the plugin client object
+
+ This API can be used by the plugin to get the client object which the
+ plugin can use to access the configuration data. Notice that the data
+ accessed by this is what is stored in the backend. The changed data
+ is passed as argument to the different validate functions.
+
+ Return:
+
+ The plugin client object
+ """
+ return self.plugin_client