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package org.openhubframework.openhub.core.common.validator;

import org.openhubframework.openhub.api.asynch.model.TraceIdentifier;

/**
 * Validator that validates contents of the {@link TraceIdentifier} according list of allowed values.
 *
 * @author Tomas Hanus
 * @since 0.4
 */
public interface TraceIdentifierValidator {

    /**
     * Checks that {@link TraceIdentifier} contains values which are valid.
     *
     * @param traceIdentifier the {@link TraceIdentifier}
     * @return true if the {@link TraceIdentifier} contains allowed values
     */
    boolean isValid(TraceIdentifier traceIdentifier);

}
