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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.
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15   */
16  
17  package org.springmodules.validation.bean.conf.loader;
18  
19  import org.springmodules.validation.bean.conf.BeanValidationConfiguration;
20  
21  /**
22   * A strategy to load {@link org.springmodules.validation.bean.conf.BeanValidationConfiguration}'s for bean clases.
23   *
24   * @author Uri Boness
25   */
26  public interface BeanValidationConfigurationLoader {
27  
28      /**
29       * Loads the bean validation configuration for the given class.
30       *
31       * @param clazz The class for which the validation configuration will be loaded.
32       * @return The bean validation configuration for the given class or <code>null</code> if no configuration could be
33       *         found.
34       */
35      BeanValidationConfiguration loadConfiguration(Class clazz);
36  
37      /**
38       * Indicates whether the given class is supported by this loader. The {@link #loadConfiguration(Class)} will return
39       * a validation configuration only for the supported classes. This method should typically be called to determine
40       * whether the {@link #loadConfiguration(Class)} should be called.
41       *
42       * @param clazz The class to be checked.
43       * @return <code>true</code> if this loader can load a valication configuration for the given class,
44       *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
45       */
46      boolean supports(Class clazz);
47  
48  }