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/*
* Bean Validation API
*
* License: Apache License, Version 2.0
* See the license.txt file in the root directory or .
*/
package javax.validation.spi;
import javax.validation.Configuration;
import javax.validation.ValidationException;
import javax.validation.ValidationProviderResolver;
import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory;
/**
* Contract between the validation bootstrap mechanism and the provider engine.
*
* Implementations must have a public no-arg constructor. The construction of a provider
* should be as "lightweight" as possible.
*
* @param the provider specific Configuration subclass which typically host provider's
* additional configuration methods
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @author Hardy Ferentschik
*/
public interface ValidationProvider> {
/**
* Returns a {@link Configuration} instance implementing {@code T},
* the {@code Configuration} sub-interface.
* The returned {@code Configuration} instance must use the current provider
* ({@code this}) to build the {@code ValidatorFactory} instance.
*
* @param state bootstrap state
* @return specific {@code Configuration} implementation
*/
T createSpecializedConfiguration(BootstrapState state);
/**
* Returns a {@link Configuration} instance. This instance is not bound to
* use the current provider. The choice of provider follows the algorithm described
* in {@code Configuration}
*
* The {@link ValidationProviderResolver} used by {@code Configuration}
* is provided by {@code state}.
* If null, the default {@code ValidationProviderResolver} is used.
*
* @param state bootstrap state
* @return non specialized Configuration implementation
*/
Configuration createGenericConfiguration(BootstrapState state);
/**
* Build a {@link ValidatorFactory} using the current provider implementation.
*
* The {@code ValidatorFactory} is assembled and follows the configuration passed
* via {@link ConfigurationState}.
*
* The returned {@code ValidatorFactory} is properly initialized and ready for use.
*
* @param configurationState the configuration descriptor
* @return the instantiated {@code ValidatorFactory}
* @throws ValidationException if the {@code ValidatorFactory} cannot be built
*/
ValidatorFactory buildValidatorFactory(ConfigurationState configurationState);
}