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014package org.apache.tapestry5.beanvalidator;
015
016import javax.validation.Validator;
017import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory;
018
019import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UsesOrderedConfiguration;
020
021/**
022 * Creates {@link javax.validation.ValidatorFactory}.
023 * 
024 * @since 5.2.0.0
025 */
026@UsesOrderedConfiguration(BeanValidatorConfigurer.class)
027public interface BeanValidatorSource 
028{
029
030        /**
031         * Creates a new Validator.
032         */
033        Validator create();
034
035        /**
036         * Returns the ValidatorFactory from which Validators are created.
037         */
038        ValidatorFactory getValidatorFactory();
039}