001    /*----------------    FILE HEADER  ------------------------------------------
002    
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005     EXSE, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
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026     Andreas Poth
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032    
033     Prof. Dr. Klaus Greve
034     Department of Geography
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040    
041     
042     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
043    package org.deegree.tools.importer;
044    
045    /**
046     * 
047     * The interface <code>ContentValidator</code> must be implemented to 
048     * handle the validation of content during import process. 
049     * 
050     * @author <a href="mailto:buesching@lat-lon.de">Lyn Buesching</a>
051     * @author last edited by: $Author: buesching $
052     * 
053     * @version $Revision: 1.1 $, $Date: 2007-10-10 14:21:26 $
054     *
055     */
056    public interface ContentValidator {
057        
058        /**
059         * 
060         * @param objectToValidate
061         * @return  true, when object is valid; false when invalid
062         */
063        public boolean validate( Object objectToValidate );
064    
065    }