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package org.apache.bval.jsr303;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
/**
* Abstract base validation appender that initializes the
* {@link ConstraintValidation#getValidator()} on post-processing.
*
* @author Carlos Vara
*/
public abstract class BaseAppendValidation implements AppendValidation {
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*
* Append operation divided in 3 stages: pre & post processing and the
* "real" append process.
*/
public final void append(ConstraintValidation validation) {
preProcessValidation(validation);
performAppend(validation);
postProcessValidation(validation);
}
/**
* Performs the actual "appending" operation to the underlying data
* structure that holds the validations. Implementations shouldn't try to do
* more than that in this step.
*
* @param
* The type of the validation.
* @param validation
* The validation to be appended.
*/
public abstract void performAppend(ConstraintValidation validation);
/**
* Pre-process the validation before appending it.
*
* @param
* The type of the validation.
* @param validation
* The validation to be appended.
*/
public void preProcessValidation(ConstraintValidation validation) {
// No generic pre-processing
}
/**
* Post-process the validation once it has been appended.
*
* @param
* The type of the validation.
* @param validation
* The validation to be appended.
*/
public void postProcessValidation(ConstraintValidation validation) {
// Initialize the validator
validation.initialize();
}
}