1 /* 2 * @(#)IValidate.java 3 * 4 * Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Matt Albrecht 5 * groboclown@users.sourceforge.net 6 * http://groboutils.sourceforge.net 7 * 8 * Part of the GroboUtils package at: 9 * http://groboutils.sourceforge.net 10 * 11 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a 12 * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), 13 * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation 14 * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, 15 * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the 16 * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: 17 * 18 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in 19 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 20 * 21 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 22 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 23 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL 24 * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 25 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING 26 * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER 27 * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. 28 */ 29 package net.sourceforge.groboutils.mbtf.v1; 30 31 32 /** 33 * Performs a validation on a system, to ensure that the associated item 34 * (IState or ITransition) can be processed. 35 * 36 * @author Matt Albrecht <a HREF="mailto:groboclown@users.sourceforge.net">groboclown@users.sourceforge.net</a> 37 * @version $Date: 2003/02/10 22:52:25 $ 38 * @since June 12, 2002 39 */ 40 public interface IValidate 41 { 42 /** 43 * Validate <tt>system</tt> is in the correct state. Register all errors 44 * and warnings through <tt>errors</tt>. 45 * 46 * @param system the system-under-test's current state. 47 * @param errors container allowing registration of errors or warnings. 48 */ 49 public void validate( ISystem system, IErrors errors ); 50 } 51 52