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package org.apache.avro;
/**
* An interface for validating the compatibility of a single schema against
* another.
*
* What makes one schema compatible with another is not defined by the contract.
*
*/
public interface SchemaValidationStrategy {
/**
* Validates that one schema is compatible with another.
*
* @throws SchemaValidationException if the schemas are not compatible.
*/
void validate(Schema toValidate, Schema existing)
throws SchemaValidationException;
}