Validator.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2015 Evolveum
 *
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package com.evolveum.midpoint.util;

/**
 * Interface for object validation (mostly to be used in tests).
 * 
 * @author Radovan Semancik
 */
public interface Validator<T> {
	
	/**
	 * Validate the provided object. Throws appropriate exception if
	 * the object is not valid.
	 * 
	 * @param object object to validate
	 * @param name short string name of the object. Designed to be used in exception messages.
	 * @throws Exception appropriate exception if the object is not valid.
	 */
	void validate(T object, String name) throws Exception;

}