com.google.web.bindery.requestfactory.apt

## Class ValidationTool

- java.lang.Object
- - com.google.web.bindery.requestfactory.apt.ValidationTool

-     public class ValidationTool
      extends java.lang.Object

  Provides "late" validation services when server types aren't available to the shared-interface compilation process. This tool is provided the name of an output jar and the binary names of RequestFactory interfaces that should be validated. The validation process will provide pre-computed type map builders for use by the ServiceLayer.
  See Also:
    `RequestFactoryInterfaceValidation`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `(package private) static class` | `ValidationTool.JarOrDirectoryOutputFileManager` A JavaFileManager that writes the class outputs into a jar file or a directory.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ValidationTool()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static boolean` | `exec(java.lang.String[] args)` A testable "main" method.
    `static boolean` | `exec(java.lang.String[] args, javax.tools.JavaCompiler compiler)`
    `static void` | `main(java.lang.String[] args)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ValidationTool

          public ValidationTool()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### main

          public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                           throws java.io.IOException

      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### exec

          public static boolean exec(java.lang.String[] args)
                              throws java.io.IOException

      A testable "main" method.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### exec

          public static boolean exec(java.lang.String[] args,
                     javax.tools.JavaCompiler compiler)
                              throws java.io.IOException

      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`