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* $Id: StructuredArtifactValidationService.java 105079 2012-02-24 23:08:11Z ottenhoff@longsight.com $
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package org.sakaiproject.metaobj.shared.mgt;
import java.util.List;
import org.sakaiproject.metaobj.shared.model.ElementBean;
/**
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* User: John Ellis
* Date: Aug 18, 2005
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/**
* This interface allows for the validation of ElementBean objects
*/
public interface StructuredArtifactValidationService {
/**
* Validate this element from the root.
*
* @param element filled in element to be validated.
* @return list of ValidationError objects. If this list is
* returned empty, then the element validated successfully
* @see org.sakaiproject.metaobj.shared.model.ValidationError
*/
public List validate(ElementBean element);
/**
* Validate this element from the root.
*
* @param element filled in element to be validated.
* @param parentName this is the name of the parent of this object.
* All fields that have errors will have this name prepended with a "."
* @return list of ValidationError objects. If this list is
* returned empty, then the element validated successfully
* @see org.sakaiproject.metaobj.shared.model.ValidationError
*/
public List validate(ElementBean element, String parentName);
}