ILinkParameterValidator.java

package fr.openwide.core.wicket.more.link.descriptor.parameter.validator;

import org.apache.wicket.model.IDetachable;
import org.apache.wicket.request.mapper.parameter.PageParameters;


/**
 * An interface for business-related objects aimed at validating the parameters of a link.
 * <ul>
 * <li>The parameters model will be validated before parameters injection and after parameters extraction.
 * <li>The serialized form of the parameters ({@link PageParameters}) will be validated after parameters injection and before parameters extraction.
 * </ul>
 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> if a model validation is to be performed, the validator must hold its own reference to the model.
 * It must therefore take care of {@link IDetachable#detach() detaching} the model when required.
 */
public interface ILinkParameterValidator extends IDetachable {

	void validateModel(LinkParameterValidationErrorCollector collector);

	void validateSerialized(PageParameters parameters, LinkParameterValidationErrorCollector collector);
	
	/*
	 * Overridden here just so that it appears at the end of the Eclipse class template when implementing.
	 */
	@Override
	public void detach();

}