org.bukkit.conversations
Class ValidatingPrompt

java.lang.Object
  org.bukkit.conversations.ValidatingPrompt

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Prompt

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanPrompt, FixedSetPrompt, NumericPrompt, PlayerNamePrompt, RegexPrompt

public abstract class ValidatingPrompt
extends Object
implements Prompt

ValidatingPrompt is the base class for any prompt that requires validation. ValidatingPrompt will keep replaying the prompt text until the user enters a valid response.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.bukkit.conversations.Prompt

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Constructor Summary

ValidatingPrompt()

Method Summary

Prompt	acceptInput(ConversationContext context, String input) Accepts and processes input from the user and validates it.
protected abstract Prompt	acceptValidatedInput(ConversationContext context, String input) Override this method to accept and processes the validated input from the user.
boolean	blocksForInput(ConversationContext context) Ensures that the prompt waits for the user to provide input.
protected String	getFailedValidationText(ConversationContext context, String invalidInput) Optionally override this method to display an additional message if the user enters an invalid input.
protected abstract boolean	isInputValid(ConversationContext context, String input) Override this method to check the validity of the player's input.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.bukkit.conversations.Prompt

getPromptText

Constructor Detail

ValidatingPrompt

public ValidatingPrompt()

Method Detail

acceptInput

public Prompt acceptInput(ConversationContext context,
                          String input)

Accepts and processes input from the user and validates it. If validation fails, this prompt is returned for re-execution, otherwise the next Prompt in the prompt graph is returned.

Specified by:

acceptInput in interface Prompt

Parameters:

context - Context information about the conversation.

input - The input text from the user.

Returns:

This prompt or the next Prompt in the prompt graph.

blocksForInput

public boolean blocksForInput(ConversationContext context)

Ensures that the prompt waits for the user to provide input.

Specified by:

blocksForInput in interface Prompt

Parameters:

context - Context information about the conversation.

Returns:

True.

isInputValid

protected abstract boolean isInputValid(ConversationContext context,
                                        String input)

Override this method to check the validity of the player's input.

Parameters:

context - Context information about the conversation.

input - The player's raw console input.

Returns:

True or false depending on the validity of the input.

acceptValidatedInput

protected abstract Prompt acceptValidatedInput(ConversationContext context,
                                               String input)

Override this method to accept and processes the validated input from the user. Using the input, the next Prompt in the prompt graph should be returned.

Parameters:

context - Context information about the conversation.

input - The validated input text from the user.

Returns:

The next Prompt in the prompt graph.

getFailedValidationText

protected String getFailedValidationText(ConversationContext context,
                                         String invalidInput)

Optionally override this method to display an additional message if the user enters an invalid input.

Parameters:

context - Context information about the conversation.

invalidInput - The invalid input provided by the user.

Returns:

A message explaining how to correct the input.