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package com.igormaznitsa.meta.common.utils;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Validator to check an object.
 *
 * @param  type of object
 * @see Assertions#assertIsValid(java.lang.Object, com.igormaznitsa.meta.common.utils.Validator)
 * @since 1.0.2
 */
public interface Validator {
  /**
   * Validate an object.
   *
   * @param object object to be validated
   * @return true if the object is valid, false otherwise
   */
  boolean isValid(@Nullable T object);
}