1 /*
2 * Hibernate Validator, declare and validate application constraints
3 *
4 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
5 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>.
6 */
7 package org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.raw;
8
9 import java.util.Set;
10
11 import javax.validation.Valid;
12 import javax.validation.groups.ConvertGroup;
13
14 import org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.aggregated.CascadingMetaDataBuilder;
15 import org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.core.MetaConstraint;
16
17 /**
18 * Represents a (potentially) constrained Java element such as a type, field or
19 * method. Such an element has a set of {@link org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.core.MetaConstraint}s and can be
20 * marked for a cascaded validation. Furthermore each constrained element has a
21 * {@link ConfigurationSource configuration source} which determines its origin.
22 * <p>
23 * The hierarchy of constrained elements resembles the physical structure of the
24 * represented Java types. In particular it doesn't provide the notion of
25 * properties and it doesn't aggregate meta data for overridden elements in an
26 * inheritance hierarchy.
27 * </p>
28 * <p>
29 * Identity of implementations is based on the element location and constraint
30 * source. That means that for instance in a set there can be two configurations
31 * for one and the same Java field created by two different configuration
32 * sources (e.g. via annotation and XML) but not two configurations for the same
33 * field originating from one configuration source.
34 * </p>
35 * <p>
36 * Implementations are strictly read-only.
37 * </p>
38 *
39 * @author Gunnar Morling
40 */
41 public interface ConstrainedElement extends Iterable<MetaConstraint<?>> {
42
43 /**
44 * Returns the kind of this constrained element.
45 *
46 * @return The kind of this constrained element.
47 */
48 ConstrainedElementKind getKind();
49
50 /**
51 * Returns a set containing the constraints specified for this constrained
52 * element.
53 *
54 * @return A set with this constrained element's constraints. May be empty,
55 * but never {@code null}.
56 */
57 Set<MetaConstraint<?>> getConstraints();
58
59 /**
60 * Returns the type argument constraints of this element, if any.
61 */
62 Set<MetaConstraint<?>> getTypeArgumentConstraints();
63
64 /**
65 * Returns the cascading metadata (e.g. {@link Valid} and {@link ConvertGroup}) for the element and the potential
66 * container elements.
67 */
68 CascadingMetaDataBuilder getCascadingMetaDataBuilder();
69
70 /**
71 * Whether this element is constrained or not. This is the case, if this
72 * element has at least one constraint or a cascaded validation shall be
73 * performed for it.
74 *
75 * @return {@code True}, if this element is constrained,
76 * {@code false} otherwise.
77 */
78 boolean isConstrained();
79
80 /**
81 * Returns the configuration source contributing this constrained element.
82 */
83 ConfigurationSource getSource();
84
85 /**
86 * The kind of a {@link ConstrainedElement}. Can be used to determine an
87 * element's type when traversing over a collection of constrained elements.
88 *
89 * @author Gunnar Morling
90 */
91 enum ConstrainedElementKind {
92
93 TYPE,
94 FIELD,
95 CONSTRUCTOR,
96 METHOD,
97 PARAMETER,
98 GETTER;
99
100 public boolean isExecutable() {
101 return this == CONSTRUCTOR || isMethod();
102 }
103
104 public boolean isMethod() {
105 return this == METHOD || this == GETTER;
106 }
107 }
108 }
109