Validator.java

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package de.isas.lipidomics.mztab2.validation;

import de.isas.mztab2.model.ValidationMessage;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * <p>
 * Validator interface.</p>
 *
 * @author nilshoffmann
 * @param <T> the return type of the validator's validate methods.
 *
 */
public interface Validator<T> {

    /**
     * <p>
     * validate.</p>
     * 
     * Please make sure that all exceptions are caught within the validate method!
     *
     * @param t the object to validate.
     * @return a {@link java.util.List} object.
     */
    public default List<ValidationMessage> validate(T t) {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

}