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Central module for Tapestry, containing interfaces to the Java Servlet API and all core services and components.

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package org.apache.tapestry5.internal.translator;

import org.apache.tapestry5.Field;

import java.text.ParseException;

/**
 * Used to generate the client-side JSON specification for how a number-based validator operates. Uses {@link
 * org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services.ThreadLocale} to determine the locale for any locale-specific operations.
 *
 * @since 5.1.0.1
 */
public interface NumericTranslatorSupport
{
    /**
     * Parses a client-submitted value in a localized manner.
     *
     * @param type        desired type of value
     * @param clientValue value from client; this will be trimmed of leading/trailing whitespace
     * @param 
     * @return the parsed value
     * @throws ParseException
     * @see org.apache.tapestry5.Translator#parseClient(org.apache.tapestry5.Field, String, String)
     */
     T parseClient(Class type, String clientValue) throws ParseException;

    /**
     * Converts a server-side value to a client-side string. Integer types are formatted simply; decimal types may be
     * formatted using thousands-seperator commas.
     *
     * @param type  type of value to convert
     * @param value current (non-null) value
     * @param 
     * @return value formatted
     */
     String toClient(Class type, T value);

    /**
     * Returns the default message key for parse failures for the indicated type.
     *
     * @param type
     * @param 
     * @return a message key: either "integer-format-exception" or "number-format-exception"
     */
     String getMessageKey(Class type);

    /**
     * Adds client-side format validation for the field, appropriate to the indicated type.
     *
     * @param type    value type
     * @param field   field to which validation should be added
     * @param message message if the client-side value can't be parsed as a number
     * @param 
     */
     void addValidation(Class type, Field field, String message);
}