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 * Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Chris Smith, Shane Mc Cormack, Gregory Holmes
 *
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 * SOFTWARE.
 */
package com.dmdirc.util.validators;

/**
 * Validates that the length of a string is within certain bounds.
 * 
 * @author chris
 */
public class StringLengthValidator implements Validator<String> {
    
    /** The minimum string length. */
    protected final int min;
    
    /** The maximum string length. */
    protected final int max;

    /**
     * Creates a new string length validator that requires a string be between
     * the specified min/max length.
     *
     * @param min The minimum length of the string, or -1 for unlimited.
     * @param max The maximum length of the string, or -1 for unlimited.
     */
    public StringLengthValidator(final int min, final int max) {
        this.min = min;
        this.max = max;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public ValidationResponse validate(final String object) {
        if (object.length() < min && min != -1) {
            return new ValidationResponse("Must be at least " + min
                    + " characters long");
        } else if (object.length() > max && max != -1) {
            return new ValidationResponse("Must be at most " + max
                    + " characters long");
        } else {
            return new ValidationResponse();
        }
    }

}
