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+/*
+ * This file is part of Hootenanny.
+ *
+ * Hootenanny is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * The following copyright notices are generated automatically. If you
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+ * This will properly maintain the copyright information. DigitalGlobe
+ * copyrights will be updated automatically.
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2020 DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com/)
+ */
+#ifndef OPTIONS_VALIDATOR_H
+#define OPTIONS_VALIDATOR_H
+
+// Qt
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace hoot
+{
+
+/**
+ * Validates some of matcher related configuration options
+ */
+class OptionsValidator
+{
+public:
+
+ /**
+ * Does basic validation of the configured matchers/mergers
+ */
+ static void validateMatchers();
+
+ /**
+ * This automatically fixes some erroneous matcher configurations.
+ */
+ static void fixGenericMatcherOrdering();
+
+ /**
+ * This is intended primarily as a temporary method to fix the subline matcher, classifier, etc.
+ * configurations to ensure consistent conflation results between the command line and the UI
+ * via services. It can be disabled via the configuration option, autocorrect.options. See
+ * details in method.
+ */
+ static void fixMisc();
+
+private:
+
+ static bool _isGenericMatcher(const QString& matcher);
+ static bool _containsGenericMatcher(const QStringList& matchers);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // OPTIONS_VALIDATOR_H