/*
 * Copyright 2013 Esri.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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 */
package com.esri.gpt.control.webharvest.validator;

import com.esri.gpt.catalog.harvest.repository.HrRecord;

/**
 * Validator factory.
 */
public interface IValidatorFactory {
  /**
   * Gets class of the protocol for which it can create a validator.
   * @return protocol class
   */
  Class getProtocolClass();
  /**
   * Creates validator.
   * @param record harvest record
   * @return validator or <code>null</code> if no validator available
   */
  IValidator create(HrRecord record);
}