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package org.apache.cayenne;
import org.apache.cayenne.validation.ValidationResult;
/**
* Defines a number of callback methods that allow an object to be validated before safe.
* Entity class can implement this interface and its methods will be called automatically.
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface Validating {
/**
* Performs property validation of the NEW object, appending any validation failures
* to the provided validationResult object. This method is invoked by ObjectContext
* before committing a NEW object to the database.
*/
void validateForInsert(ValidationResult validationResult);
/**
* Performs property validation of the MODIFIED object, appending any validation
* failures to the provided validationResult object. This method is invoked by
* ObjectContext before committing a MODIFIED object to the database.
*/
void validateForUpdate(ValidationResult validationResult);
/**
* Performs property validation of the DELETED object, appending any validation
* failures to the provided validationResult object. This method is invoked by
* ObjectContext before committing a DELETED object to the database.
*/
void validateForDelete(ValidationResult validationResult);
}