/**
* Copyright (C) 2011 Eric Van Dewoestine
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.eclim.plugin.core.preference;
/**
* Interface for defining option validators.
*
* @author Eric Van Dewoestine
*/
public interface Validator
{
/**
* Determines if the supplied option value is valid or not.
*
* @param value the option value.
* @return true if valid, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean isValid(Object value);
/**
* Gets the message to use for an invalid option value.
*
* @param name the option name.
* @param value the option value.
* @return the message to display to the user.
*/
public String getMessage(String name, Object value);
}