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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ *
+ * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.aai.validation;
+
+/**
+ * Controls response to finding problems in the schema files.
+ */
+public interface SchemaErrorStrategy {
+ /**
+ * Gives if it is OK to proceed with whatever process
+ * invoked the validation (probably the installation of
+ * the A&AI instance).
+ *
+ * @return boolean
+ */
+ public boolean isOK();
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the error message(s) gathered in the course
+ * of validation.
+ *
+ * @return String error message or messages concatenated together
+ */
+ public String getErrorMsg();
+
+ /**
+ * Invokes the ErrorStrategy to do whatever response to
+ * an issue in the schema having been found.
+ *
+ * Options:
+ * -Throw an exception if the whole process should be
+ * immediately aborted
+ * -Set OK status to false, store the message and allow the
+ * validation process to continue and find any other issues
+ * -Completely ignore that something is wrong
+ * etc.
+ *
+ * @param String errorMsg - the error message from the validator module
+ */
+ public void notifyOnError(String errorMsg);
+}