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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.constraints;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.Constraint;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.validators.ValidHostValidator;

import java.lang.annotation.*;
import java.net.InetAddress;

/**
 * Indicates that a plugin attribute must be a valid host. This relies on the same validation rules as
 * {@link InetAddress#getByName(String)}.
 *
 * @since 2.8
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER})
@Constraint(ValidHostValidator.class)
public @interface ValidHost {

    /**
     * The message to be logged if this constraint is violated. This should normally be overridden.
     */
    String message() default "The hostname is invalid";
}