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025 * $Id: ServiceAttributeValidator.java,v 1.3 2008/06/25 05:44:05 qcheng Exp $
026 *
027 */
028
029/**
030 * Portions Copyrighted 2016 ForgeRock AS.
031 */
032
033package com.sun.identity.sm;
034
035import java.util.Set;
036
037/**
038 * The interface <code>ServiceAttributeValidator</code> should be implemented
039 * by the services/applications if validator plugins are required.
040 *
041 * @supported.all.api
042 */
043public interface ServiceAttributeValidator {
044
045    /**
046     * Validates the given set of string values.
047     * <p>
048     * 
049     * <pre>
050     *  Example:
051     *       Set values = new HashSet();
052     *       values.add(&quot;o=iplanet.com&quot;);
053     *       values.add(&quot;uid=amadmin,ou=people,o=isp&quot;);
054     *       if ( DNValidator.validate(values) ) {
055     *           System.out.println(&quot;valid attribute values&quot;);
056     *       } else {
057     *           System.out.println(&quot;invalid attribute values&quot;);
058     *       }
059     * </pre>
060     * 
061     * @param values
062     *            the <code>Set</code> of attribute values to validate
063     * @return true if validates successfully; false otherwise
064     */
065    boolean validate(Set<String> values);
066
067}