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* $Id: ServiceAttributeValidator.java,v 1.3 2008/06/25 05:44:05 qcheng Exp $
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/**
* Portions Copyrighted 2016 ForgeRock AS.
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package com.sun.identity.sm;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* The interface <code>ServiceAttributeValidator</code> should be implemented
* by the services/applications if validator plugins are required.
*
* @supported.all.api
*/
public interface ServiceAttributeValidator {
/**
* Validates the given set of string values.
* <p>
*
* <pre>
* Example:
* Set values = new HashSet();
* values.add(&quot;o=iplanet.com&quot;);
* values.add(&quot;uid=amadmin,ou=people,o=isp&quot;);
* if ( DNValidator.validate(values) ) {
* System.out.println(&quot;valid attribute values&quot;);
* } else {
* System.out.println(&quot;invalid attribute values&quot;);
* }
* </pre>
*
* @param values
* the <code>Set</code> of attribute values to validate
* @return true if validates successfully; false otherwise
*/
boolean validate(Set<String> values);
}