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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 javax.validation.valueextraction.ValueExtractor;
import javax.validation.valueextraction.ValueExtractorDeclarationException;
/**
* Represents the context that is used to create {@link Validator}
* instances.
*
* A client may use methods of the {@code ValidatorContext} returned by
* {@link 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
* @author Guillaume Smet
*/
public interface ValidatorContext {
/**
* Defines the message interpolator implementation used by the
* {@link Validator}.
*
* If not set or if {@code null} is passed as a parameter,
* the message interpolator of the {@link ValidatorFactory}
* is used.
*
* @param messageInterpolator the {@link 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
* {@link Validator}.
*
* If not set or if {@code null} is passed as a parameter,
* the traversable resolver of the {@link 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
* {@link Validator}.
* If not set or if {@code null} is passed as a parameter,
* the constraint validator factory of the {@link ValidatorFactory} is used.
*
* @param factory the {@link 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
* {@link Validator}. If not set or if {@code null} is passed as a parameter,
* the parameter name provider of the {@link ValidatorFactory} is used.
*
* @param parameterNameProvider parameter name provider implementation.
* @return self following the chaining method pattern
*
* @since 1.1
*/
ValidatorContext parameterNameProvider(ParameterNameProvider parameterNameProvider);
/**
* Defines the {@link ClockProvider} implementation used by the {@link Validator}.
* If not set or if {@code null} is passed as a parameter,
* the clock provider of the {@link ValidatorFactory} is used.
*
* @param clockProvider {@code ClockProvider} implementation
* @return self following the chaining method pattern
*
* @since 2.0
*/
ValidatorContext clockProvider(ClockProvider clockProvider);
/**
* Adds a value extractor to be used by the {@link Validator}. Has
* priority over any extractor for the same type and type parameter
* detected through the service loader, given in the XML configuration or
* configured for the validator factory.
*
* @param extractor value extractor implementation
* @return self following the chaining method pattern
* @throws ValueExtractorDeclarationException If more than one extractor for
* the same type and type use is added
* @since 2.0
*/
ValidatorContext addValueExtractor(ValueExtractor extractor);
/**
* Returns an initialized {@link Validator} instance respecting the defined state.
* {@code Validator} instances can be pooled and shared by the implementation.
*
* @return contextualized {@code Validator}
*/
Validator getValidator();
}