javax.validation.bootstrap
Interface GenericBootstrap


public interface GenericBootstrap

Defines the state used to bootstrap Bean Validation and creates a provider agnostic Configuration.

Author:
Emmanuel Bernard

Method Summary
 Configuration<?> configure()
          Returns a generic Configuration implementation.
 GenericBootstrap providerResolver(ValidationProviderResolver resolver)
          Defines the provider resolution strategy.
 

Method Detail

providerResolver

GenericBootstrap providerResolver(ValidationProviderResolver resolver)
Defines the provider resolution strategy. This resolver returns the list of providers evaluated to build the Configuration

If no resolver is defined, the default ValidationProviderResolver implementation is used.

Returns:
this following the chaining method pattern

configure

Configuration<?> configure()
Returns a generic Configuration implementation. At this stage the provider used to build the ValidatorFactory is not defined.

The Configuration implementation is provided by the first provider returned by the ValidationProviderResolver strategy.

Returns:
a Configuration implementation compliant with the bootstrap state
Throws:
ValidationException - if the Configuration object cannot be built this is generally due to an issue with the ValidationProviderResolver


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