org.springframework.jee.validation
Interface ValidationService

All Known Implementing Classes:

AutodetectValidationService, ReflectiveRuleBasedValidationService

public interface ValidationService

Interface to be implemented by services that can validate component metadata before container startup

Author:

Rod Johnson

Method Summary

int	validate(DeploymentUnitMetadata dum) Perform validation checks on the given metadata, before JEE components are deployed

Method Detail

validate

int validate(DeploymentUnitMetadata dum)
             throws InvalidDeploymentUnitException

Perform validation checks on the given metadata, before JEE components are deployed

Parameters:

dum - metadata to test

Returns:

the number of components validated

Throws:

InvalidDeploymentUnitException - if there are errors