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*
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* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
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* Nuxeo - initial API and implementation
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*/
package org.nuxeo.ecm.core.schema.types;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* A constraint object defines a constraint on a custom type.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
*/
public interface Constraint extends Serializable {
/**
* Validates the given object against this constraint.
*
* @param object the object to validate
* @return true if the object was successfully validated, false otherwise
*/
boolean validate(Object object);
}