MethodValidationExcludeFilter Type — spring-boot Architecture

Source Code

core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationExcludeFilter.java lines 31–64

public interface MethodValidationExcludeFilter {

	/**
	 * Evaluate whether to exclude the given {@code type} from method validation.
	 * @param type the type to evaluate
	 * @return {@code true} to exclude the type from method validation, otherwise
	 * {@code false}.
	 */
	boolean isExcluded(Class<?> type);

	/**
	 * Factory method to create a {@link MethodValidationExcludeFilter} that excludes
	 * classes by annotation found using an {@link SearchStrategy#INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS
	 * inherited annotations search strategy}.
	 * @param annotationType the annotation to check
	 * @return a {@link MethodValidationExcludeFilter} instance
	 */
	static MethodValidationExcludeFilter byAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
		return byAnnotation(annotationType, SearchStrategy.INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS);
	}

	/**
	 * Factory method to create a {@link MethodValidationExcludeFilter} that excludes
	 * classes by annotation found using the given search strategy.
	 * @param annotationType the annotation to check
	 * @param searchStrategy the annotation search strategy
	 * @return a {@link MethodValidationExcludeFilter} instance
	 */
	static MethodValidationExcludeFilter byAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
			SearchStrategy searchStrategy) {
		return (type) -> MergedAnnotations.from(type, searchStrategy).isPresent(annotationType);
	}

}