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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;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.validation.executable.ExecutableValidator;
import javax.validation.groups.Default;
import javax.validation.metadata.BeanDescriptor;
import javax.validation.metadata.ConstraintDescriptor;
/**
* Validates bean instances. Implementations of this interface must be thread-safe.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @author Hardy Ferentschik
* @author Gunnar Morling
*/
public interface Validator {
/**
* Validates all constraints on {@code object}.
*
* @param object object to validate
* @param groups the group or list of groups targeted for validation (defaults to
* {@link Default})
* @param the type of the object to validate
* @return constraint violations or an empty set if none
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if object is {@code null}
* or if {@code null} is passed to the varargs groups
* @throws ValidationException if a non recoverable error happens
* during the validation process
*/
Set> validate(T object, Class... groups);
/**
* Validates all constraints placed on the property of {@code object}
* named {@code propertyName}.
*
* @param object object to validate
* @param propertyName property to validate (i.e. field and getter constraints)
* @param groups the group or list of groups targeted for validation (defaults to
* {@link Default})
* @param the type of the object to validate
* @return constraint violations or an empty set if none
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code object} is {@code null},
* if {@code propertyName} is {@code null}, empty or not a valid object property
* or if {@code null} is passed to the varargs groups
* @throws ValidationException if a non recoverable error happens
* during the validation process
*/
Set> validateProperty(T object,
String propertyName,
Class... groups);
/**
* Validates all constraints placed on the property named {@code propertyName}
* of the class {@code beanType} would the property value be {@code value}.
*
* {@link ConstraintViolation} objects return {@code null} for
* {@link ConstraintViolation#getRootBean()} and {@link ConstraintViolation#getLeafBean()}.
*
* @param beanType the bean type
* @param propertyName property to validate
* @param value property value to validate
* @param groups the group or list of groups targeted for validation (defaults to
* {@link Default}).
* @param the type of the object to validate
* @return constraint violations or an empty set if none
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code beanType} is {@code null},
* if {@code propertyName} is {@code null}, empty or not a valid object property
* or if {@code null} is passed to the varargs groups
* @throws ValidationException if a non recoverable error happens
* during the validation process
*/
Set> validateValue(Class beanType,
String propertyName,
Object value,
Class... groups);
/**
* Returns the descriptor object describing bean constraints.
*
* The returned object (and associated objects including
* {@link ConstraintDescriptor}s) are immutable.
*
* @param clazz class or interface type evaluated
* @return the bean descriptor for the specified class
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if clazz is {@code null}
* @throws ValidationException if a non recoverable error happens
* during the metadata discovery or if some
* constraints are invalid.
*/
BeanDescriptor getConstraintsForClass(Class clazz);
/**
* Returns an instance of the specified type allowing access to
* provider-specific APIs.
*
* If the Bean Validation provider implementation does not support
* the specified class, {@link ValidationException} is thrown.
*
* @param type the class of the object to be returned
* @param the type of the object to be returned
* @return an instance of the specified class
* @throws ValidationException if the provider does not support the call
*/
T unwrap(Class type);
/**
* Returns the contract for validating parameters and return values of methods
* and constructors.
*
* @return contract for method and constructor validation
*
* @since 1.1
*/
ExecutableValidator forExecutables();
}