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package org.sdmxsource.sdmx.api.model;

import org.sdmxsource.sdmx.api.model.data.KeyValue;
import org.sdmxsource.sdmx.api.model.data.Keyable;
import org.sdmxsource.sdmx.api.model.data.Observation;


/**
 * Provides a model on a constrained structure, providing the functionality of what is valid and what is not.
 */
public interface ContentConstraintModel {


    /**
     * Returns true if the observation is valid with respect to the constraint
     *
     * @param obs the obs
     * @return boolean
     */
    public boolean isValidObservation(Observation obs);

    /**
     * Returns true if the key is valid with respect to the constraint
     *
     * @param key the key
     * @return boolean
     */
    public boolean isValidKey(Keyable key);

    /**
     * Returns true if the key value pair are valid with respect to the constraint
     *
     * @param kv the kv
     * @return boolean
     */
    boolean isValidKeyValue(KeyValue kv);

}