experiment on generalization

modules/validation/validateable.go

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+// Copyright 2023 The forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package validation
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type ValidationFunctions interface {
+	Validate() []string
+	IsValid() (bool, error)
+}
+
+type Validateable struct {
+	ValidationFunctions
+}
+
+func IsValid(v any) (bool, error) {
+	if err := Validate(v); len(err) > 0 {
+		errString := strings.Join(err, "\n")
+		return false, fmt.Errorf(errString)
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func Validate(v any) []string {
+	var result = []string{}
+	return result
+}