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package org.apache.aurora.common.args;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

/**
 * Typedef for a constraint verifier.
 */
public interface Verifier<T> {
  /**
   * Verifies the value against the annotation.
   *
   * @param value Value that is being applied.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is invalid.
   */
  void verify(T value, Annotation annotation) throws IllegalArgumentException;

  /**
   * Returns a representation of the constraint this verifier checks.
   *
   * @param argType The type of the {@link Arg} this annotation applies to.
   * @return A representation of the constraint this verifier checks.
   */
  String toString(Class<? extends T> argType, Annotation annotation);
}