1 /**
2 * - Digitalis Internal Framework v2.0 - (C) 2007, Digitalis Informatica. Distribuicao e Gestao de Informatica, Lda.
3 * Estrada de Paco de Arcos num.9 - Piso -1 2780-666 Paco de Arcos Telefone: (351) 21 4408990 Fax: (351) 21 4408999
4 * http://www.digitalis.pt
5 */
6 package pt.digitalis.dif.dem.interfaces;
7
8 import java.util.List;
9
10 import pt.digitalis.dif.controller.objects.DIFContext;
11
12 /**
13 * This interface represents a parameter Validator on the DEM. This will be used to annotate parameter attribute that
14 * will have their values validated by the specificed validator logic.
15 *
16 * @author Pedro Viegas <a href="mailto:pviegas@digitalis.pt">pviegas@digitalis.pt</a><br/>
17 * @created 2007/04/24
18 */
19 public interface IValidator {
20
21 /**
22 * Return the Validator´s ID.
23 *
24 * @return the Validator's ID
25 */
26 public String getID();
27
28 /**
29 * Returns the list of IDs of the parameters binded to the Validator.
30 *
31 * @return the list of binded parameters
32 */
33 public List<String> getBindedParameterIDs();
34
35 /**
36 * Executes the Entity validation.
37 *
38 * @param value
39 * the Entity to validate
40 * @param context
41 * the execution context
42 * @return T if the Entity is valid, F otherwise
43 */
44 public boolean isValid(Object value, DIFContext context);
45 }