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package org.apache.bval.jsr303;


import org.apache.bval.jsr303.groups.Group;
import org.apache.bval.jsr303.groups.Groups;
import org.apache.bval.jsr303.util.PathImpl;
import org.apache.bval.model.MetaBean;
import org.apache.bval.model.ValidationContext;

import javax.validation.ConstraintValidator;
import javax.validation.MessageInterpolator;
import javax.validation.TraversableResolver;

/**
 * Description: JSR-303 {@link ValidationContext} extension. <br/>
 */
public interface GroupValidationContext<T>
      extends ValidationContext<ConstraintValidationListener<T>> {
    
    /**
     * Get the groups of this {@link GroupValidationContext}.
     * @return the groups in their sequence for validation
     */
    Groups getGroups();

    /**
     * Set the current {@link Group}.
     * @param group to set
     */
    void setCurrentGroup(Group group);

    /**
     * Get the current {@link Group}.
     * @return Group
     */
    Group getCurrentGroup();

    /**
     * Get the property path.
     * @return {@link PathImpl}
     */
    PathImpl getPropertyPath();

    /**
     * Get the root {@link MetaBean}.
     * @return {@link MetaBean}
     */
    MetaBean getRootMetaBean();

    /**
     * Set the {@link ConstraintValidation}.
     * @param constraint to set
     */
    void setConstraintValidation(ConstraintValidation<?> constraint);

    /**
     * Get the {@link ConstraintValidation}.
     * @return {@link ConstraintValidation}
     */
    ConstraintValidation<?> getConstraintValidation();

    /**
     * Get the value being validated.
     * @return Object
     */
    Object getValidatedValue();

    /**
     * Set a fixed value for the context.
     * @param value to set
     */
    void setFixedValue(Object value);

    /**
     * Get the message resolver.
     * @return {@link MessageInterpolator}
     */
    MessageInterpolator getMessageResolver();

    /**
     * Get the {@link TraversableResolver}.
     * @return {@link TraversableResolver}
     */
    TraversableResolver getTraversableResolver();

    /**
     * Accumulate a validated constraint.
     * @param constraint
     * @return true when the constraint for the object in this path was not
     *         already validated in this context
     */
    boolean collectValidated(ConstraintValidator<?, ?> constraint);

    /**
     * Get the current owning class.
     * @return Class
     */
    Class<?> getCurrentOwner();

    /**
     * Set the current owning class.
     * @param currentOwner to set
     */
    void setCurrentOwner(Class<?> currentOwner);

}