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/*
 * Hibernate Validator, declare and validate application constraints
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or .
 */
package org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context;

import org.hibernate.validator.cfg.ConstraintDef;

/**
 * Facet of a constraint mapping creational context which allows to place
 * constraints on the underlying element.
 *
 * @author Gunnar Morling
 * @author Kevin Pollet <[email protected]> (C) 2011 SERLI
 */
public interface Constrainable> {
	/**
	 * Adds a new constraint.
	 *
	 * @param definition The constraint to add.
	 *
	 * @return The current creational context following the method chaining pattern.
	 */
	C constraint(ConstraintDef definition);
}