org.bitbucket.cowwoc.requirements.java.ValidationFailure Maven / Gradle / Ivy
/*
* Copyright (c) 2019 Gili Tzabari
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*/
package org.bitbucket.cowwoc.requirements.java;
/**
* A failed validation.
*/
public interface ValidationFailure
{
/**
* Returns the message associated with the failure.
*
* @return the message associated with the failure
*/
String getMessage();
/**
* Returns the type of exception associated with the failure.
*
* @return the type of exception associated with the failure
*/
Class getExceptionType();
/**
* Creates an exception containing the failure message.
*
* @param the type of the exception
* @param type the type of the exception
* @return the exception corresponding to the validation failure
* @throws NullPointerException if {@code type} is null
*/
E createException(Class type);
}