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package javax.validation.bootstrap;
import javax.validation.ValidationProviderResolver;
import javax.validation.Configuration;
import javax.validation.spi.ValidationProvider;
/**
* Defines the state used to bootstrap Bean Validation and
* creates a provider specific Configuration T.
*
* The specific Configuration is linked to the provider via the generic
* parameter of the ValidationProvider implementation.
*
* The requested provider is the first provider instance assignable to
* the requested provider type (known when ProviderSpecificBootstrap is built).
* The list of providers evaluated is returned by {@link ValidationProviderResolver}.
* If no ValidationProviderResolver is defined, the
* default ValidationProviderResolver strategy is used.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
*/
public interface ProviderSpecificBootstrap> {
/**
* Optionally define the provider resolver implementation used.
* If not defined, use the default ValidationProviderResolver
*
* @param resolver ValidationProviderResolver implementation used
*
* @return this following the chaining method pattern
*/
public ProviderSpecificBootstrap providerResolver(ValidationProviderResolver resolver);
/**
* Determine the provider implementation suitable for T and delegate
* the creation of this specific Configuration subclass to the provider.
*
* @return a Configuration sub interface implementation
* @throws javax.validation.ValidationException if the Configuration object cannot be built
* this is generally due to an issue with the ValidationProviderResolver
*/
public T configure();
}