UuidValidator.java

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package org.kaaproject.kaa.server.common.core.algorithms.validator;

import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.server.common.core.configuration.KaaData;

import java.io.IOException;

public interface UuidValidator<T extends KaaData> {

  /**
   * Validates uuid fields.
   *
   * @param configurationToValidate configuration which fields are going to be validated
   * @param previousConfiguration   configuration which will be used for comparison
   * @return the configuration with validated uuid fields
   * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
   */
  T validateUuidFields(T configurationToValidate, T previousConfiguration) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Validates uuid fields.
   *
   * @param configurationToValidate configuration which fields are going to be validated
   * @param previousConfiguration   configuration which will be used for comparison
   * @return the configuration with validated uuid fields
   * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
   */
  T validateUuidFields(GenericRecord configurationToValidate, GenericRecord previousConfiguration)
          throws IOException;

}