Configuration (Java(TM) EE 7 Specification APIs)

```
public interface Configuration<T extends Configuration<T>>
```
Receives configuration information, selects the appropriate Bean Validation provider and builds the appropriate ValidatorFactory.
Usage:
```
 Configuration configuration = //provided by one of the Validation bootstrap methods
     ValidatorFactory = configuration
         .messageInterpolator( new CustomMessageInterpolator() )
         .buildValidatorFactory();
 
```
By default, the configuration information is retrieved from META-INF/validation.xml. It is possible to override the configuration retrieved from the XML file by using one or more of the Configuration methods.
The ValidationProviderResolver is specified at configuration time (see ValidationProvider). If none is explicitly requested, the default ValidationProviderResolver is used.
The provider is selected in the following way:
- if a specific provider is requested programmatically using Validation.byProvider(Class), find the first provider implementing the provider class requested and use it
- if a specific provider is requested in META-INF/validation.xml>, find the first provider implementing the provider class requested and use it
- otherwise, use the first provider returned by the ValidationProviderResolver
Implementations are not meant to be thread-safe.
Author:

Emmanuel Bernard, Gunnar Morling, Hardy Ferentschik

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`T`	`addMapping(InputStream stream)` Add a stream describing constraint mapping in the Bean Validation XML format.
`T`	`addProperty(String name, String value)` Adds a provider specific property.
`ValidatorFactory`	`buildValidatorFactory()` Build a `ValidatorFactory` implementation.
`T`	`constraintValidatorFactory(ConstraintValidatorFactory constraintValidatorFactory)` Defines the constraint validator factory.
`BootstrapConfiguration`	`getBootstrapConfiguration()` Returns configuration information stored in the `META-INF/validation.xml` file.
`ConstraintValidatorFactory`	`getDefaultConstraintValidatorFactory()` Returns an implementation of the `ConstraintValidatorFactory` interface following the default `ConstraintValidatorFactory` defined in the specification: uses the public no-arg constructor of the `ConstraintValidator`
`MessageInterpolator`	`getDefaultMessageInterpolator()` Returns an implementation of the `MessageInterpolator` interface following the default `MessageInterpolator` defined in the specification: use the `ValidationMessages` resource bundle to load keys use `Locale.getDefault()`
`ParameterNameProvider`	`getDefaultParameterNameProvider()` Returns an implementation of the `ParameterNameProvider` interface following the default `ParameterNameProvider` defined in the specification: returns names in the form `arg<PARAMETER_INDEX>` where `PARAMETER_INDEX` starts at 0 for the first parameter, e.g.
`TraversableResolver`	`getDefaultTraversableResolver()` Returns an implementation of the `TraversableResolver` interface following the default `TraversableResolver` defined in the specification: if Java Persistence is available in the runtime environment, a property is considered reachable if Java Persistence considers the property as loaded if Java Persistence is not available in the runtime environment, all properties are considered reachable all properties are considered cascadable.
`T`	`ignoreXmlConfiguration()` Ignores data from the `META-INF/validation.xml` file if this method is called.
`T`	`messageInterpolator(MessageInterpolator interpolator)` Defines the message interpolator used.
`T`	`parameterNameProvider(ParameterNameProvider parameterNameProvider)` Defines the parameter name provider.
`T`	`traversableResolver(TraversableResolver resolver)` Defines the traversable resolver used.

- Method Detail
  - ignoreXmlConfiguration
```
T ignoreXmlConfiguration()
```
    Ignores data from the META-INF/validation.xml file if this method is called.
    This method is typically useful for containers that parse META-INF/validation.xml themselves and pass the information via the Configuration methods.
    
    Returns:
    this following the chaining method pattern.
  - messageInterpolator
```
T messageInterpolator(MessageInterpolator interpolator)
```
    Defines the message interpolator used. Has priority over the configuration based message interpolator.
    If null is passed, the default message interpolator is used (defined in XML or the specification default).
    
    Parameters:
    interpolator - message interpolator implementation
    
    Returns:
    this following the chaining method pattern
  - traversableResolver
```
T traversableResolver(TraversableResolver resolver)
```
    Defines the traversable resolver used. Has priority over the configuration based traversable resolver.
    If null is passed, the default traversable resolver is used (defined in XML or the specification default).
    
    Parameters:
    resolver - traversable resolver implementation
    
    Returns:
    this following the chaining method pattern
  - constraintValidatorFactory
```
T constraintValidatorFactory(ConstraintValidatorFactory constraintValidatorFactory)
```
    Defines the constraint validator factory. Has priority over the configuration based constraint factory.
    If null is passed, the default constraint validator factory is used (defined in XML or the specification default).
    
    Parameters:
    constraintValidatorFactory - constraint factory implementation
    
    Returns:
    this following the chaining method pattern
  - parameterNameProvider
```
T parameterNameProvider(ParameterNameProvider parameterNameProvider)
```
    Defines the parameter name provider. Has priority over the configuration based provider.
    If null is passed, the default parameter name provider is used (defined in XML or the specification default).
    
    Parameters:
    parameterNameProvider - parameter name provider implementation
    
    Returns:
    this following the chaining method pattern.
    Since:
    
    1.1
  - addMapping
```
T addMapping(InputStream stream)
```
    Add a stream describing constraint mapping in the Bean Validation XML format.
    The stream should be closed by the client API after the ValidatorFactory has been built. The Bean Validation provider must not close the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    stream - XML mapping stream; the given stream should support the mark/reset contract (see InputStream.markSupported()); if it doesn't, it will be wrapped into a stream supporting the mark/reset contract by the Bean Validation provider
    
    Returns:
    this following the chaining method pattern
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if stream is null
  - addProperty
```
T addProperty(String name,
            String value)
```
    Adds a provider specific property. This property is equivalent to XML configuration properties. If the underlying provider does not know how to handle the property, it must silently ignore it.
    Note: Using this non type-safe method is generally not recommended.
    It is more appropriate to use, if available, the type-safe equivalent provided by a specific provider via its Configuration subclass.
```
 ValidatorFactory factory = Validation.byProvider(ACMEProvider.class)
     .configure()
         .providerSpecificProperty(ACMEState.FAST)
     .buildValidatorFactory();
 
```
    This method is typically used by containers parsing META-INF/validation.xml themselves and injecting the state to the Configuration object.
    If a property with a given name is defined both via this method and in the XML configuration, the value set programmatically has priority.
    If null is passed as a value, the value defined in XML is used. If no value is defined in XML, the property is considered unset.
    Parameters:
    name - property name
    value - property value
    
    Returns:
    this following the chaining method pattern
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if name is null
  - getDefaultMessageInterpolator
```
MessageInterpolator getDefaultMessageInterpolator()
```
    Returns an implementation of the MessageInterpolator interface following the default MessageInterpolator defined in the specification:
    - use the ValidationMessages resource bundle to load keys
    - use Locale.getDefault()
    Returns:
    default MessageInterpolator implementation compliant with the specification
  - getDefaultTraversableResolver
```
TraversableResolver getDefaultTraversableResolver()
```
    Returns an implementation of the TraversableResolver interface following the default TraversableResolver defined in the specification:
    - if Java Persistence is available in the runtime environment, a property is considered reachable if Java Persistence considers the property as loaded
    - if Java Persistence is not available in the runtime environment, all properties are considered reachable
    - all properties are considered cascadable.
    Returns:
    default TraversableResolver implementation compliant with the specification
  - getDefaultConstraintValidatorFactory
```
ConstraintValidatorFactory getDefaultConstraintValidatorFactory()
```
    Returns an implementation of the ConstraintValidatorFactory interface following the default ConstraintValidatorFactory defined in the specification:
    - uses the public no-arg constructor of the ConstraintValidator
    Returns:
    default ConstraintValidatorFactory implementation compliant with the specification
  - getDefaultParameterNameProvider
```
ParameterNameProvider getDefaultParameterNameProvider()
```
    Returns an implementation of the ParameterNameProvider interface following the default ParameterNameProvider defined in the specification:
    - returns names in the form arg<PARAMETER_INDEX> where PARAMETER_INDEX starts at 0 for the first parameter, e.g. arg0, arg1 etc.
    Returns:
    default ParameterNameProvider implementation compliant with the specification
    Since:
    
    1.1
  - getBootstrapConfiguration
```
BootstrapConfiguration getBootstrapConfiguration()
```
    Returns configuration information stored in the META-INF/validation.xml file.
    Note:
    Implementations are encouraged to lazily build this object to delay parsing.
    
    Returns:
    returns an instance of BootstrapConfiguration; this method never returns null; if there is no META-INF/validation.xml the different getters of the returned instance will return null respectively an empty set or map
    Since:
    
    1.1
  - buildValidatorFactory
```
ValidatorFactory buildValidatorFactory()
```
    Build a ValidatorFactory implementation.
    
    Returns:
    the ValidatorFactory
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - if the ValidatorFactory cannot be built

Interface Configuration<T extends Configuration<T>>

Method Summary

Method Detail

ignoreXmlConfiguration

messageInterpolator

traversableResolver

constraintValidatorFactory

parameterNameProvider

addMapping

addProperty

getDefaultMessageInterpolator

getDefaultTraversableResolver

getDefaultConstraintValidatorFactory

getDefaultParameterNameProvider

getBootstrapConfiguration

buildValidatorFactory