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package com.hp.autonomy.frontend.configuration.validation;

/**
 * A Validator is responsible for validating configuration components which have external dependencies.
 *
 * @param  The type of objects this Validator can validate
 */
public interface Validator> {

    /**
     * Validates the given OptionalConfigurationComponent
     *
     * @param config The OptionalConfigurationComponent to validate
     * @return The result of the validation
     */
    ValidationResult validate(T config);

    /**
     * @return The type of object that this Validator can validate.
     */
    Class getSupportedClass();

}