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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
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.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    * 
8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    * 
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15   */
16  package org.apache.juddi.validator;
17  
18  import org.apache.juddi.datatype.CategoryBag;
19  import org.apache.juddi.datatype.IdentifierBag;
20  import org.apache.juddi.datatype.KeyedReference;
21  import org.apache.juddi.error.RegistryException; 
22  
23  /***
24   * @author Steve Viens (sviens@apache.org)
25   */
26  public interface Validator 
27  {
28    /***
29     *
30     * @param bag
31     * @return A DispositionReport containing the validation results
32     * @throws RegistryException
33     */
34    boolean validate(CategoryBag bag)
35      throws RegistryException;
36  
37    /***
38     *
39     * @param bag
40     * @return A DispositionReport containing the validation results
41     * @throws RegistryException
42     */
43    boolean validate(IdentifierBag bag)
44      throws RegistryException;
45  
46    /***
47     *
48     * @param ref
49     * @return A DispositionReport containing the validation results
50     * @throws RegistryException
51     */
52    boolean validate(KeyedReference ref)
53      throws RegistryException;
54  }