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package org.springframework.webflow.validation;
import org.springframework.webflow.execution.FlowExecutionException;
/**
* A strategy for resolving String-based hints to Objects such as validation
* groups against a JSR-303 provider.
*
* @author Rossen Stoyanchev
* @since 2.4
*/
public interface ValidationHintResolver {
/**
* Resolve the given String hints. Implementations may raise a
* {@link FlowExecutionException} if a hint cannot be resolved.
*
* @param model the model object that will be validated using the hints
* @param flowId the current flow id
* @param stateId the current state id
* @param hints the hints to resolve
*
* @return an array of resolved hints
*/
Object[] resolveValidationHints(Object model, String flowId, String stateId, String[] hints);
}