1 /*
2 * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of 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,
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15 */
16
17 package org.springmodules.validation.bean.conf.loader.xml.handler;
18
19 import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
20
21 import org.springmodules.validation.bean.conf.MutableBeanValidationConfiguration;
22 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
23
24 /**
25 * An handler that handles property level validation dom elements and manipulates the validation configuration
26 * appropriately.
27 *
28 * @author Uri Boness
29 */
30 public interface PropertyValidationElementHandler {
31
32 /**
33 * Determines whether this handler can handle the given element.
34 *
35 * @param element The element to be handled.
36 * @param clazz The validated clazz.
37 * @param descriptor The property descriptor of the validated property.
38 * @return <code>true</code> if this handler can handle the given element, <code>false</code> otherwise.
39 */
40 boolean supports(Element element, Class clazz, PropertyDescriptor descriptor);
41
42 /**
43 * Handles the given element and and manipulates the given configuration appropriately.
44 *
45 * @param element The element to be handled.
46 * @param propertyName The name of the validated property.
47 * @param configuration The configuration to be manipulated.
48 */
49 void handle(Element element, String propertyName, MutableBeanValidationConfiguration configuration);
50
51 }