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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.bootstrap;
import javax.validation.Configuration;
import javax.validation.ValidationException;
import javax.validation.ValidationProviderResolver;
import javax.validation.spi.ValidationProvider;
/**
* Defines the state used to bootstrap Bean Validation and
* creates a provider specific {@link Configuration}
* of type {@code T}.
*
* The specific {@code Configuration} is linked to the provider via the generic
* parameter of the {@link ValidationProvider} implementation.
*
* The requested provider is the first provider instance assignable to
* the requested provider type (known when {@link ProviderSpecificBootstrap} is built).
* The list of providers evaluated is returned by {@link ValidationProviderResolver}.
* If no {@code ValidationProviderResolver} is defined, the
* default {@code ValidationProviderResolver} strategy is used.
*
* @param the provider specific {@link Configuration} type
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
*/
public interface ProviderSpecificBootstrap> {
/**
* Optionally defines the provider resolver implementation used.
* If not defined, use the default {@link ValidationProviderResolver}
*
* @param resolver {@code ValidationProviderResolver} implementation used
*
* @return {@code this} following the chaining method pattern
*/
public ProviderSpecificBootstrap providerResolver(
ValidationProviderResolver resolver);
/**
* Determines the provider implementation suitable for {@code T} and delegates
* the creation of this specific {@link Configuration} subclass to the provider.
*
* @return {@code Configuration} sub interface implementation
*
* @throws ValidationException if the {@code Configuration} object cannot be built;
* this is generally due to an issue with the {@code ValidationProviderResolver}
*/
public T configure();
}