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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 java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

/**
 * Facet of a constraint definition creational context which allows to the select the constraint (annotation type) to
 * which the next operations shall apply.
 *
 * @author Yoann Rodiere
 */
public interface ConstraintDefinitionTarget {

	/**
	 * Selects the constraint (i.e. annotation type) to which the next operations shall apply. A given constraint
	 * may only be configured once.
	 *
	 * @param  The annotation type to select.
	 * @param annotationType The annotation type to select. This type must be an {@code @interface} annotated with
	 * {@code javax.validation.Constraint}.
	 *
	 * @return A creational context representing the selected constraint.
	 */
	 ConstraintDefinitionContext constraintDefinition(Class annotationType);
}