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009The Original Code is "Validator.java".  Description: 
010"Validates messages against message profiles." 
011
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027
028package ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.check;
029
030import ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.spec.message.StaticDef;
031import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message ;
032import ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.ProfileException;
033import ca.uhn.hl7v2.HL7Exception;
034
035/**
036 * Validates messages against message profiles. In general you use this by
037 * formulating a ConformanceProfileRule and validating a message using this rule.
038 *  
039 * @author Bryan Tripp
040 */
041public interface Validator {
042    
043    /**
044     * Validates the given message against the given static definition from 
045     * a conformance profile.  Conformance profiles are XML representations of   
046     * domain-specific constraints on a message (see HL7 2.5 section 2.12).  
047     * @throws ProfileException if a problem is encountered that interferes with evaluation 
048     * @return a list of exceptions representing points of non-conformance (may not be a complete list)
049     */
050    public HL7Exception[] validate(Message message, StaticDef profile) throws ProfileException, HL7Exception;
051    
052}