javax.validation.bootstrap
Interface GenericBootstrap

public interface GenericBootstrap

Defines the state used to bootstrap Bean Validation and creates a provider agnostic Configuration.

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard

Method Summary

Configuration<?>	configure() Returns a generic Configuration implementation.
GenericBootstrap	providerResolver(ValidationProviderResolver resolver) Defines the provider resolution strategy.

Method Detail

providerResolver

GenericBootstrap providerResolver(ValidationProviderResolver resolver)

Defines the provider resolution strategy. This resolver returns the list of providers evaluated to build the Configuration.

If no resolver is defined, the default ValidationProviderResolver implementation is used.

Parameters:

resolver - the ValidationProviderResolver to use for bootstrapping

Returns:

this following the chaining method pattern

configure

Configuration<?> configure()

Returns a generic Configuration implementation. At this stage the provider used to build the ValidatorFactory is not defined.

The Configuration implementation is provided by the first provider returned by the ValidationProviderResolver strategy.

Returns:

a Configuration implementation compliant with the bootstrap state

Throws:

ValidationException - if the Configuration object cannot be built; this is generally due to an issue with the ValidationProviderResolver