/* * Copyright 2002-2007,2009 The Apache Software Foundation. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator; import java.util.List; /** * ActionValidatorManager is the main interface for validation managers (regular and annotation based). * * @author Rainer Hermanns */ public interface ActionValidatorManager { /** * Returns a list of validators for the given class, context, and method. This is the primary * lookup method for validators. * * @param clazz the class to lookup. * @param context the context of the action class - can be <tt>null</tt>. * @param method the name of the method being invoked on the action - can be <tt>null</tt>. * @return a list of all validators for the given class and context. */ List<Validator> getValidators(Class clazz, String context, String method); /** * Returns a list of validators for the given class and context. This is the primary * lookup method for validators. * * @param clazz the class to lookup. * @param context the context of the action class - can be <tt>null</tt>. * @return a list of all validators for the given class and context. */ List<Validator> getValidators(Class clazz, String context); /** * Validates the given object using action and its context. * * @param object the action to validate. * @param context the action's context. * @throws ValidationException if an error happens when validating the action. */ void validate(Object object, String context) throws ValidationException; /** * Validates an action give its context and a validation context. * * @param object the action to validate. * @param context the action's context. * @param validatorContext the validation context to use * @throws ValidationException if an error happens when validating the action. */ void validate(Object object, String context, ValidatorContext validatorContext) throws ValidationException; /** * Validates the given object using an action, its context, and the name of the method being invoked on the action. * * @param object the action to validate. * @param context the action's context. * @param method the name of the method being invoked on the action - can be <tt>null</tt>. * @throws ValidationException if an error happens when validating the action. */ void validate(Object object, String context, String method) throws ValidationException; /** * Validates an action give its context and a validation context. * * @param object the action to validate. * @param context the action's context. * @param validatorContext the validation context to use * @param method the name of the method being invoked on the action - can be <tt>null</tt>. * @throws ValidationException if an error happens when validating the action. */ void validate(Object object, String context, ValidatorContext validatorContext, String method) throws ValidationException; }