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package com.dmdirc.util.validators;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Allows multiple validators to be chained together.
 *
 * @param <A> The type of class that this chain validates
 */
public class ValidatorChain<A> implements Validator<A> {

    /**
     * A list of validators to use.
     */
    private final List<Validator<A>> validatorList;

    /**
     * Creates a new validator chain containing the specified validators.
     *
     * @param validators The validators to be used in this chain.
     */
    public ValidatorChain(final List<Validator<A>> validators) {
        validatorList = Collections.unmodifiableList(validators);
    }

    @Override
    public ValidationResponse validate(final A object) {
        for (Validator<A> validator : validatorList) {
            final ValidationResponse res = validator.validate(object);

            if (res.isFailure()) {
                return res;
            }
        }

        return new ValidationResponse();
    }

    /**
     * Creates a builder which can be used to construct a new
     * {@link ValidatorChain}.
     *
     * @param <T> The type of validator that will be in the chain.
     * @return A builder to use to make a validator.
     */
    public static <T> ValidatorChainBuilder<T> builder() {
        return new ValidatorChainBuilder<>();
    }
}