validate_name

# File lib/rubygems/specification_policy.rb, line 228
  def validate_name
    if !name.is_a?(String)
      error "invalid value for attribute name: \"#{name.inspect}\" must be a string"
    elsif name !~ /[a-zA-Z]/
      error "invalid value for attribute name: #{name.dump} must include at least one letter"
    elsif name !~ VALID_NAME_PATTERN
      error "invalid value for attribute name: #{name.dump} can only include letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores"
    elsif name =~ SPECIAL_CHARACTERS
      error "invalid value for attribute name: #{name.dump} can not begin with a period, dash, or underscore"
    end
  end