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package javax.validation;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

/**
 * Defines the logic to validate a given constraint A
 * for a given object type T.
 * Implementations must comply to the following restriction:
 * 
 * T must resolve to a non parameterized type
 * or generic parameters of T must be unbounded
 * wildcard types
 * 
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 */
public interface ConstraintValidator {
	/**
	 * Initialize the validator in preparation for isValid calls.
	 * The constraint annotation for a given constraint declaration
	 * is passed.
	 * 
	 * This method is guaranteed to be called before any use of this instance for
	 * validation.
	 *
	 * @param constraintAnnotation annotation instance for a given constraint declaration
	 */
	void initialize(A constraintAnnotation);

	/**
	 * Implement the validation logic.
	 * The state of value must not be altered.
	 *
	 * This method can be accessed concurrently, thread-safety must be ensured
	 * by the implementation.
	 *
	 * @param value object to validate
	 * @param context context in which the constraint is evaluated
	 *
	 * @return false if value does not pass the constraint
	 */
	boolean isValid(T value, ConstraintValidatorContext context);
}