Checker (Eoulsan 2.6.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DESeq2DesignChecker, GenomeChecker, GFFChecker, GTFChecker, ReadsChecker
```
public interface Checker
```
This interface define a checker.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Laurent Jourdren

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`check(Data data, CheckStore checkInfo)`	Launch the check.
`void`	`configure(Set<Parameter> stepParameters)`	Set the parameters of the checker to configure the checker.
`Set<DataFormat>`	`getCheckersRequired()`	Get the list of Checker required to run before this checker.
`DataFormat`	`getFormat()`	Get format related to the checker.
`String`	`getName()`	Get the name of the checker.
`boolean`	`isDesignChecker()`	Test if the Checker is a design checker

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Get the name of the checker.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the checker
  - isDesignChecker
```
boolean isDesignChecker()
```
    Test if the Checker is a design checker
  - getFormat
```
DataFormat getFormat()
```
    Get format related to the checker.
    
    Returns:
    
    a DataFormat object
  - configure
```
void configure(Set<Parameter> stepParameters)
        throws EoulsanException
```
    Set the parameters of the checker to configure the checker.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stepParameters - parameters of the step
    
    Throws:
    
    EoulsanException - if a parameter is invalid
  - check
```
boolean check(Data data,
              CheckStore checkInfo)
       throws EoulsanException
```
    Launch the check.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - data to check
    
    checkInfo - object that contains data shared between the checkers
    
    Throws:
    
    EoulsanException - if an error occurs while executing step
  - getCheckersRequired
```
Set<DataFormat> getCheckersRequired()
```
    Get the list of Checker required to run before this checker.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of DataFormat that are checked by the required checkers