1 /**
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8
9 The Original Code is "ValidationExceptionHandler.java". Description:
10 "Interface for handling violations during the validation process."
11
12 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C)
13 2012. All Rights Reserved.
14
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25 */
26 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation;
27
28 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.HL7Exception;
29
30 /**
31 * Handler that is called for every violation during a message validation.
32 * <p>
33 * Instances of this class are NOT thread safe as they collect data during the
34 * validation process.
35 *
36 * @author Christian Ohr
37 */
38 public interface ValidationExceptionHandler<R> {
39
40 /**
41 * Called in case of validation rule violations.
42 * @param exceptions the exceptions that describe the validatin errors
43 */
44 void onExceptions(ValidationException... exceptions);
45
46 /**
47 * Returns an overall validation result based on an aggregation of all
48 * exceptions thrown during the validation process. Often, this is a simple
49 * value indicating if any ValidationException has been thrown, but it can
50 * also be a complete response message that reflects the validation results.
51 *
52 * @return the validation result
53 * @throws HL7Exception if an error occurred during calculating the result
54 */
55 R result() throws HL7Exception;
56
57 /**
58 * Should be called before validation starts. Some ValidationHandler implementations
59 * may need context information of the subject being validated
60 *
61 * @param subject subject to be validated
62 */
63 void setValidationSubject(Object subject);
64
65 /**
66 * Returns a boolean flag indicating whether a validation was successful or not.
67 * This is independent of {@link #result()} which may return a more complex
68 * object.
69 * @return true if the validation is considered to be failed.
70 */
71 boolean hasFailed();
72
73 }