001/*
002 * Copyright 2015-2024 Ping Identity Corporation
003 * All Rights Reserved.
004 */
005/*
006 * Copyright 2015-2024 Ping Identity Corporation
007 *
008 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
009 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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019 */
020/*
021 * Copyright (C) 2015-2024 Ping Identity Corporation
022 *
023 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
024 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPLv2 only)
025 * or the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPLv2.1 only)
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027 *
028 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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035 */
036package com.unboundid.util.args;
037
038
039
040import com.unboundid.util.Extensible;
041import com.unboundid.util.NotNull;
042import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
043import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
044
045
046
047/**
048 * This class defines an API that may be used to create argument value
049 * validators, which can be used to enforce additional constraints on the values
050 * provided to an argument.
051 */
052@Extensible()
053@ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.INTERFACE_NOT_THREADSAFE)
054public abstract class ArgumentValueValidator
055{
056  /**
057   * Examines the value(s) assigned to the provided argument to determine
058   * whether they are acceptable.
059   *
060   * @param  argument     The argument to which the value is being provided.
061   * @param  valueString  The string representation of the value to be
062   *                      validated.  This value will have already passed any
063   *                      normal validation performed by the argument.
064   *
065   * @throws  ArgumentException  If the provided value is determined to be
066   *                             unacceptable.
067   */
068  public abstract void validateArgumentValue(@NotNull Argument argument,
069                                             @NotNull String valueString)
070         throws ArgumentException;
071}