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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.edges;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Verifies that a given raw edge rule contains all required fields.
+ *
+ */
+public interface EdgeFieldsValidationModule {
+
+ /**
+ * Verifies the given rule has all required fields.
+ * Implement to check for what you determine to be required.
+ * You may also throw an error on unexpected fields if you wish,
+ * whatever makes sense for your system.
+ *
+ * @param rule - Map<String, String> that will look something like this:
+ * {
+ * "from": "foo",
+ * "to": "bar",
+ * "label": "tosca.relationships.network.BindsTo",
+ * "direction": "OUT",
+ * "multiplicity": "ONE2ONE",
+ * "contains-other-v": "NONE",
+ * "delete-other-v": "NONE",
+ * "prevent-delete": "NONE",
+ * "default": "true",
+ * "description":"An edge comment"
+ * }
+ * @return empty String if no errors found, or String with
+ * the appropriate error message
+ */
+ public String verifyFields(Map<String, String> rule);
+}