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/*
 * Beanfabrics Framework Copyright (C) by Michael Karneim, beanfabrics.org
 * Use is subject to license terms. See license.txt.
 */
package org.beanfabrics.validation;

/**
 * The Validatable interface declares the interface for classes
 * that can be validated.
 * 
 * See the online 
 * documentation on validation for more information.
 * 
 * @author Michael Karneim
 */
public interface Validatable {
    /**
     * Updates the validation state of this object, usually by calling
     * {@link Validator#validate()}.
     */
    public void revalidate();

    /**
     * Returns the current validation state of this object.
     * 
     * @return the current validation state of this object
     */
    public ValidationState getValidationState();

    /**
     * Returns whether this object is valid. This object is valid if its
     * validation state is null.
     * 
     * @return true if this object is valid, otherwise
     *         false.
     */
    public boolean isValid();

    /**
     * Returns the {@link Validator} of this object. The validator is
     * responsible for creating the {@link ValidationState} of this object by
     * evaluating a specific set of {@link ValidationRule}s.
     * 
     * @return the Validator of this object
     */
    public Validator getValidator();
}