001package org.apache.maven.settings.validation;
002
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021
022import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
023import org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsProblemCollector;
024
025/**
026 * Validate a model settings
027 * 
028 * @author Milos Kleint
029 */
030public interface SettingsValidator
031{
032
033    /**
034     * Validate the specified settings.
035     * 
036     * @param settings The settings to validate, must not be {@code null}.
037     * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
038     */
039    void validate( Settings settings, SettingsProblemCollector problems );
040
041}