/*
* Bean Validation API
*
* License: Apache License, Version 2.0
* See the license.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>.
*/
package javax.validation;
import java.lang.annotation.
Annotation;
import javax.validation.constraintvalidation.
SupportedValidationTarget;
/**
* Defines the logic to validate a given constraint {@code A}
* for a given object type {@code T}.
* <p>
* Implementations must comply to the following restriction:
* <ul>
* <li>{@code T} must resolve to a non parameterized type</li>
* <li>or generic parameters of {@code T} must be unbounded
* wildcard types</li>
* </ul>
* <p>
* The annotation {@link SupportedValidationTarget} can be put on a
* {@code ConstraintValidator} implementation to mark it as supporting
* cross-parameter constraints. Check out {@link SupportedValidationTarget}
* and {@link Constraint} for more information.
*
* @param <A> the annotation type handled by an implementation
* @param <T> the target type supported by an implementation
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @author Hardy Ferentschik
*/
public interface
ConstraintValidator<A extends
Annotation, T> {
/**
* Initializes the validator in preparation for
* {@link #isValid(Object, ConstraintValidatorContext)} calls.
* The constraint annotation for a given constraint declaration
* is passed.
* <p>
* This method is guaranteed to be called before any use of this instance for
* validation.
* <p>
* The default implementation is a no-op.
*
* @param constraintAnnotation annotation instance for a given constraint declaration
*/
default void
initialize(A
constraintAnnotation) {
}
/**
* Implements the validation logic.
* The state of {@code value} must not be altered.
* <p>
* This method can be accessed concurrently, thread-safety must be ensured
* by the implementation.
*
* @param value object to validate
* @param context context in which the constraint is evaluated
*
* @return {@code false} if {@code value} does not pass the constraint
*/
boolean
isValid(T
value,
ConstraintValidatorContext context);
}