DateValidator.h

#ifndef MANTID_KERNEL_DATEVALIDATOR_H_
#define MANTID_KERNEL_DATEVALIDATOR_H_

#include "MantidKernel/DllConfig.h"
#include "MantidKernel/IValidator.h"
#include "MantidKernel/TypedValidator.h"
#include <string>

namespace Mantid {
namespace Kernel {
/** DateValidator is a validator that validates date, format of valid date is
   "DD/MM/YYYY"
    At present, this validator is only available for properties of type
   std::string
    This class has written for validating  start and end dates of  ICat
   interface.

    @author Sofia Antony, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
    @date 03/09/2010

    Copyright &copy; 2010 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, NScD Oak Ridge
   National Laboratory & European Spallation Source

    This file is part of Mantid.

    Mantid 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.

    Mantid 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/>.

    File change history is stored at: <https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid>.
    Code Documentation is available at: <http://doxygen.mantidproject.org>
*/
class MANTID_KERNEL_DLL DateValidator : public TypedValidator<std::string> {
public:
  /// Clone the current state
  IValidator_sptr clone() const override;

private:
  /// Checks the value is valid
  std::string checkValidity(const std::string &value) const override;
};
}
}

#endif