MdibTreeValidator (BICEPS 1.1.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.somda.sdc.biceps.common.MdibTreeValidator

```
public class MdibTreeValidator
extends Object
```
Utility class to verify cardinality and parent-child type correctness.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Set<Class<?>>`	`allowedParents(AbstractDescriptor child)`	Resolves allowed parents descriptor type for a given child descriptor type.
`<T extends AbstractDescriptor> boolean`	`isManyAllowed(T child)`	Checks if a descriptor is allowed to appear many times as a child.
`boolean`	`isValidParent(AbstractDescriptor parent, AbstractDescriptor child)`	Checks if the parent child descriptor relation is eligible.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - isManyAllowed
```
public <T extends AbstractDescriptor> boolean isManyAllowed(T child)
```
    Checks if a descriptor is allowed to appear many times as a child.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - a descriptor type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    child - the descriptor to check.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if it is allowed to appear more than once, false otherwise.
  - isValidParent
```
public boolean isValidParent(AbstractDescriptor parent,
                             AbstractDescriptor child)
```
    Checks if the parent child descriptor relation is eligible.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent descriptor to check against.
    
    child - the child descriptor to check against.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if parent child relationship is eligible in terms of the BICEPS hierarchy.
  - allowedParents
```
public Set<Class<?>> allowedParents(AbstractDescriptor child)
```
    Resolves allowed parents descriptor type for a given child descriptor type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    child - the child where to retrieve parents for.
    
    Returns:
    
    a set of parent descriptor classes.