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package org.onap.dcae.apod.analytics.cdap.common.validation;

import org.onap.dcae.apod.analytics.cdap.common.settings.CDAPAppSettings;
import org.onap.dcae.apod.analytics.common.validation.DCAEValidator;
import org.onap.dcae.apod.analytics.common.validation.ValidationResponse;

/**
 * <p>
 *     Validates CDAP Application Settings (AppConfig, Preferences etc)
 * <p>
 *
 * @param <T> {@link CDAPAppSettings} DCAE Analytics App Settings (e.g. AppConfig, Preferences)
 * @param <R> {@link ValidationResponse} Validator response implementations
 *
 * @author Rajiv Singla . Creation Date: 11/2/2016.
 */
public interface CDAPAppSettingsValidator<T extends CDAPAppSettings, R extends ValidationResponse>
        extends DCAEValidator {

    /**
     * Validates DCAE Analytics App Settings and return Validation response which can be
     * checked for any app setting issues
     *
     * @param appSettings DCAE CDAP Application Settings (e.g. AppConfig, Preferences etc.)
     * @return validation response
     */
    R validateAppSettings(T appSettings);


}