validate_entry()

Validate a registry entry dict.

Usage

validate_entry(entry)

An entry must have "name" and "cls" keys. The "cls" value should be passable to :py:func:register. If invalid, raises :py:exc:ValueError.

Checks :py:attr:Registry.strict on the default registry to determine validation level.

Parameters

entry: dict

A dict with "name" and "cls" keys.

Returns

bool

True if the entry is valid.

Raises

ValueError

If the entry dict is missing required keys.