1 /*
2 * Copyright 2004-2005 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
5 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
6 * the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
12 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
13 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
14 * the License.
15 */
16 package net.sf.composite.validate;
17
18 /***
19 * Validates that the internal state of the given composite is valid.
20 *
21 * @author Matt Sgarlata
22 * @since Mar 11, 2005
23 */
24 public interface ComponentValidator {
25
26 /***
27 * Validates that the internal state of the given composite is valid.
28 *
29 * @param composite
30 * the composite from which the components will be extracted
31 * @throws ComponentValidationException
32 * if the composite is not validation or validation could not be
33 * performed for some reason
34 */
35 public void validate(Object composite)
36 throws ComponentValidationException;
37
38 }