1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2009 The JOMC Project
3 * Copyright (c) 2005 Christian Schulte <cs@jomc.org>
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29 *
30 * $Id: ModelValidator.java 1285 2010-01-15 07:48:39Z schulte2005 $
31 *
32 */
33 package org.jomc.model;
34
35 /**
36 * Object management and configuration model validator interface.
37 *
38 * @author <a href="mailto:cs@jomc.org">Christian Schulte</a>
39 * @version $Id: ModelValidator.java 1285 2010-01-15 07:48:39Z schulte2005 $
40 */
41 public interface ModelValidator
42 {
43
44 /**
45 * Validates a given list of modules.
46 *
47 * @param context The context to use for validating {@code modules}.
48 * @param modules The list of modules to validate.
49 *
50 * @return Validation report.
51 *
52 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code context} or {@code modules} is {@code null}.
53 * @throws ModelException if validation fails.
54 *
55 * @see ModelValidationReport#isModelValid()
56 */
57 ModelValidationReport validateModel( ModelContext context, Modules modules )
58 throws NullPointerException, ModelException;
59
60 }