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/*
 * Jakarta Validation API
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or .
 */
package jakarta.validation.constraints;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE_USE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import jakarta.validation.ClockProvider;
import jakarta.validation.Constraint;
import jakarta.validation.Payload;
import jakarta.validation.Validator;
import jakarta.validation.ValidatorFactory;
import jakarta.validation.constraints.Past.List;

/**
 * The annotated element must be an instant, date or time in the past.
 * 
 * Now is defined by the {@link ClockProvider} attached to the {@link Validator} or
 * {@link ValidatorFactory}. The default {@code clockProvider} defines the current time
 * according to the virtual machine, applying the current default time zone if needed.
 * 

 * Supported types are:
 * 

 *     {@code java.util.Date}
 *     {@code java.util.Calendar}
 *     {@code java.time.Instant}
 *     {@code java.time.LocalDate}
 *     {@code java.time.LocalDateTime}
 *     {@code java.time.LocalTime}
 *     {@code java.time.MonthDay}
 *     {@code java.time.OffsetDateTime}
 *     {@code java.time.OffsetTime}
 *     {@code java.time.Year}
 *     {@code java.time.YearMonth}
 *     {@code java.time.ZonedDateTime}
 *     {@code java.time.chrono.HijrahDate}
 *     {@code java.time.chrono.JapaneseDate}
 *     {@code java.time.chrono.MinguoDate}
 *     {@code java.time.chrono.ThaiBuddhistDate}
 * 
 * 
 * {@code null} elements are considered valid.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 */
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Repeatable(List.class)
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { })
public @interface Past {

	String message() default "{jakarta.validation.constraints.Past.message}";

	Class[] groups() default { };

	Class[] payload() default { };

	/**
	 * Defines several {@link Past} annotations on the same element.
	 *
	 * @see Past
	 */
	@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
	@Retention(RUNTIME)
	@Documented
	@interface List {

		Past[] value();
	}
}