Constraint.java

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package org.eclipse.ecr.core.schema.types;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * A constraint object defines a constraint on a custom type.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
 */
public interface Constraint extends Serializable {

    /**
     * Validates the given object against this constraint.
     *
     * @param object the object to validate
     * @return true if the object was successfully validated, false otherwise
     */
    boolean validate(Object object);

}