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package org.hibernate.validator;

import javax.validation.Configuration;

import org.hibernate.validator.cfg.ConstraintMapping;
import org.hibernate.validator.spi.resourceloading.ResourceBundleLocator;

/**
 * Uniquely identifies Hibernate Validator in the Bean Validation bootstrap
 * strategy. Also contains Hibernate Validator specific configurations.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Gunnar Morling
 * @author Kevin Pollet  (C) 2011 SERLI
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 */
public interface HibernateValidatorConfiguration extends Configuration {
	/**
	 * Property corresponding to the {@link #failFast} method.
	 * Accepts {@code true} or {@code false}. Defaults to {@code false}.
	 */
	String FAIL_FAST = "hibernate.validator.fail_fast";

	/**
	 * 
	 * Returns the {@link ResourceBundleLocator} used by the
	 * {@link Configuration#getDefaultMessageInterpolator() default message
	 * interpolator} to load user-provided resource bundles. In conformance with
	 * the specification this default locator retrieves the bundle
	 * "ValidationMessages".
	 * 
	 * 
	 * This locator can be used as delegate for custom locators when setting a
	 * customized {@link org.hibernate.validator.messageinterpolation.ResourceBundleMessageInterpolator}:
	 * 
	 * 
	 * 
	 * {@code
	 * 	HibernateValidatorConfiguration configure =
	 *    Validation.byProvider(HibernateValidator.class).configure();
	 *
	 *  ResourceBundleLocator defaultResourceBundleLocator =
	 *    configure.getDefaultBundleLocator();
	 *  ResourceBundleLocator myResourceBundleLocator =
	 *    new MyResourceBundleLocator(defaultResourceBundleLocator);
	 *
	 *  configure.messageInterpolator(
	 *    new ResourceBundleMessageInterpolator(myResourceBundleLocator));
	 * }
	 * 
	 *
	 * @return The default {@link ResourceBundleLocator}. Never null.
	 */
	ResourceBundleLocator getDefaultResourceBundleLocator();

	/**
	 * Creates a new constraint mapping which can be used to programmatically configure the constraints for given types. After
	 * the mapping has been set up, it must be added to this configuration via {@link #addMapping(ConstraintMapping)}.
	 *
	 * @return A new constraint mapping.
	 */
	ConstraintMapping createConstraintMapping();

	/**
	 * Adds the specified {@link ConstraintMapping} instance to the configuration. Constraints configured in {@code mapping}
	 * will be added to the constraints configured via annotations and/or xml.
	 *
	 * @param mapping {@code ConstraintMapping} instance containing programmatic configured constraints
	 *
	 * @return {@code this} following the chaining method pattern
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code mapping} is {@code null}
	 */
	HibernateValidatorConfiguration addMapping(ConstraintMapping mapping);

	/**
	 * En- or disables the fail fast mode. When fail fast is enabled the validation
	 * will stop on the first constraint violation detected.
	 *
	 * @param failFast {@code true} to enable fail fast, {@code false} otherwise.
	 *
	 * @return {@code this} following the chaining method pattern
	 */
	HibernateValidatorConfiguration failFast(boolean failFast);
}