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1   /* Copyright 2004, 2005 Acegi Technology Pty Limited
2    *
3    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
4    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
5    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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9    * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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12   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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14   */
15  
16  package org.acegisecurity.domain.validation;
17  
18  import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
19  
20  
21  /***
22   * <code>ValidationRegistryManager</code> implementations are able to
23   * authoritatively return a <code>Validator</code> instance that is suitable
24   * for a given domain object.
25   * 
26   * <p>
27   * Implementations are free to implement their own strategy for maintaining the
28   * list of <code>Validator</code>s, or create them on-demand if preferred.
29   * This interface is non-prescriptive.
30   * </p>
31   *
32   * @author Matthew E. Porter
33   * @author Ben Alex
34   * @version $Id: ValidationRegistryManager.java,v 1.2 2005/11/17 00:55:50 benalex Exp $
35   */
36  public interface ValidationRegistryManager {
37      //~ Methods ================================================================
38  
39      /***
40       * Obtains the <code>Validator</code> that applies for a given domain
41       * object class.
42       *
43       * @param domainClass that a <code>Validator</code> is required for
44       *
45       * @return the <code>Validator</code>, or <code>null</code> if no
46       *         <code>Validator</code> is known for the indicated
47       *         <code>domainClass</code>
48       */
49      public Validator findValidator(Class domainClass);
50  }