/// <summary>
/// Validates whether the contents of the resource would be acceptable as a create
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TResource"></typeparam>
/// <param name="resource">The entry containing the Resource data to use for the validation</param>
/// <param name="result">Contains the OperationOutcome detailing why validation failed, or null if validation succeeded</param>
/// <param name="tags">Optional list of tags to attach to the resource</param>
/// <returns>True when validation was successful, false otherwise. Note that this function may still throw exceptions if non-validation related
/// failures occur.</returns>
public bool TryValidateCreate <TResource>(TResource resource, out OperationOutcome result, IEnumerable <Tag> tags = null) where TResource : Resource, new()
{
if (resource == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("resource");
}
var collection = typeof(Resource).GetCollectionName();
var url = new RestUrl(_endpoint).Validate(collection);
result = doValidate(url, resource, tags);
return(result == null || !result.Success());
}
/// <summary>
/// Validates whether the contents of the resource would be acceptable as an update
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entry">The entry containing the updated Resource to validate</param>
/// <param name="result">Contains the OperationOutcome detailing why validation failed, or null if validation succeeded</param>
/// <returns>True when validation was successful, false otherwise. Note that this function may still throw exceptions if non-validation related
/// failures occur.</returns>
public bool TryValidateUpdate <TResource>(ResourceEntry <TResource> entry, out OperationOutcome result) where TResource : Resource, new()
{
if (entry == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("entry");
}
if (entry.Resource == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Entry does not contain a Resource to validate", "entry");
}
if (entry.Id == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Entry needs a non-null entry.id to use for validation", "entry");
}
var id = new ResourceIdentity(entry.Id);
var url = new RestUrl(_endpoint).Validate(id.Collection, id.Id);
result = doValidate(url, entry.Resource, entry.Tags);
return(result == null || !result.Success());
}