IValidator.java

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package org.jboss.tools.common.ui;

import java.util.Map;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;

/**
 * Simple validator interface
 * @author eskimo
 *
 */
public interface IValidator {
	
	public static final String DEFAULT_ERROR = "default.error"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	
	/**
	 * Method perform validation of given value against a provided context. 
	 * @param value - an object that should be validated against context
	 * @param context - a contextual data that can be used during validation
	 * @return map from editor name to error text
	 */
	Map<String, IStatus> validate(Object value, Object context);
}