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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.services;
016
017import org.apache.tapestry5.FieldValidator;
018import org.apache.tapestry5.commons.AnnotationProvider;
019import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UsesOrderedConfiguration;
020
021import java.util.List;
022
023/**
024 * Invoked to generate a list of validation constraint strings for a property. This typically involves scanning the
025 * property for annotations or naming conventions that confer the desired validation. The constraint strings are
026 * ultimately handed to {@link FieldValidatorSource#createValidator(org.apache.tapestry5.Field, String, String, String,
027 * org.apache.tapestry5.commons.Messages, java.util.Locale)}.
028 */
029@UsesOrderedConfiguration(ValidationConstraintGenerator.class)
030public interface ValidationConstraintGenerator
031{
032    /**
033     * For a given property, identify all the approprite validation constraints. Each returned value is the name of a
034     * validator (i.e., "required") or a validator name and configuration (i.e., "minlength=5"). These contraints are
035     * exactly the individual terms in a {@link FieldValidatorSource#createValidators(org.apache.tapestry5.Field,
036     * String) validate specification}. These will ultimately be used to create {@link FieldValidator}s for the field
037     * that edits the property.
038     *
039     * @param propertyType       the type of the property for which constraints are needed
040     * @param annotationProvider provides access to any annotations concerning the property (for implementations that
041     *                           are based on analysis of property annotations)
042     * @return a list of constraints
043     * @see FieldValidatorSource
044     */
045    List<String> buildConstraints(Class<?> propertyType, AnnotationProvider annotationProvider);
046}