core/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/extensions/validator/core/validation/strategy/BeanValidationStrategyAdapter.java

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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.validation.strategy;

import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.Priority;
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.ToDo;
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageCategory;
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageInformation;

/**
 * Adapter to connect validation strategies with meta-data transformers,
 * if the validation strategy is defined as bean and e.g. spring creates a proxy.
 *
 * it isn't linked to jsr 303.
 *
 * it's just a helper for proxies - you just need it, if you define the validation strategy as bean and
 * e.g. spring creates a proxy for it.
 *
 * @since 1.x.1
 */
@ToDo(value = Priority.HIGH, description = "see EXTVAL-116")
@UsageInformation({UsageCategory.REUSE})
public interface BeanValidationStrategyAdapter extends ValidationStrategy
{
    //to get back the internal caching
    /**
     * Must return the class name of ValidationStrategy wrapped by this adapter.
     *
     * @return class name of the wrapped ValidationStrategy
     */
    String getValidationStrategyClassName();

    /**
     * Must return the class name of the MetaDataTransformer for the wrapped ValidationStrategy of the adapter.
     *
     * @return class name of the MetaDataTransformer for the wrapped ValidationStrategy.
     */
    String getMetaDataTransformerClassName();
}