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package javax.validation;

/**
 * Represents the context that is used to create {@code Validator}
 * instances.
 *
 * A client may use methods of the {@code ValidatorContext} returned by
 * {@code ValidatorFactory#usingContext} to customize
 * the context used to create {@code Validator} instances
 * (for instance establish different message interpolators or
 * traversable resolvers).
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Gunnar Morling
 */
public interface ValidatorContext {
	/**
	 * Defines the message interpolator implementation used by the
	 * {@code Validator}.
	 * If not set or if {@code null} is passed as a parameter,
	 * the message interpolator of the {@code ValidatorFactory}
	 * is used.
	 *
	 * @param messageInterpolator the {@code MessageInterpolator} used by the {@code Validator}
	 *
	 * @return self following the chaining method pattern
	 */
	ValidatorContext messageInterpolator(MessageInterpolator messageInterpolator);

	/**
	 * Defines the traversable resolver implementation used by the
	 * {@code Validator}.
	 * If not set or if {@code null} is passed as a parameter,
	 * the traversable resolver of the {@code ValidatorFactory} is used.
	 *
	 * @param traversableResolver the {@code TraversableResolver} used by the {@code Validator}
	 *
	 * @return self following the chaining method pattern
	 */
	ValidatorContext traversableResolver(TraversableResolver traversableResolver);

	/**
	 * Defines the constraint validator factory implementation used by the
	 * {@code Validator}.
	 * If not set or if {@code null} is passed as a parameter,
	 * the constraint validator factory of the {@code ValidatorFactory} is used.
	 *
	 * @param factory the {@code ConstraintValidatorFactory} used by the {@code Validator}
	 *
	 * @return self following the chaining method pattern
	 */
	ValidatorContext constraintValidatorFactory(ConstraintValidatorFactory factory);

	/**
	 * Defines the parameter name provider implementation used by the
	 * Validator. If not set or if null is passed as a parameter,
	 * the parameter name provider of the ValidatorFactory is used.
	 *
	 * @param parameterNameProvider Parameter name provider implementation.
	 *
	 * @return self following the chaining method pattern
	 */
	ValidatorContext parameterNameProvider(ParameterNameProvider parameterNameProvider);

	/**
	 * @return an initialized Validator instance respecting the defined state.
	 *         Validator instances can be pooled and shared by the implementation.
	 */
	Validator getValidator();
}