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package org.apache.fulcrum.intake.validator;

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import java.util.Map;

/**
 * This interface marks a bean/class that can have its properties set
 * by values in a Map.
 *
 * @author John McNally
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface InitableByConstraintMap
{
    /**
     * Extract the relevant parameters from the constraints listed
     * in <input-param> tags within the intake.xml file.
     *
     * @param inputParameters a Map of Constraint's
     * containing rules and error messages.
     * @throws InvalidMaskException one of the mask rules is invalid
     */
    void init(Map inputParameters)
            throws InvalidMaskException;
}