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19  package org.eclipse.aether.spi.validator;
20  
21  import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
22  
23  /**
24   * A factory to create validators.
25   *
26   * @since 2.0.8
27   */
28  public interface ValidatorFactory {
29  
30      /**
31       * The no-op (does not validate anything) instance of validator.
32       *
33       * @since 2.0.22
34       */
35      Validator NOOP = new Validator() {};
36  
37      /**
38       * Creates a new validator for the session, or {@link #NOOP} to abstain from validation. Factory is consulted
39       * once per session (if cache present in session) and returned instances are cached and reused
40       * across single session.
41       *
42       * @param session the repository system session from which to configure the validator, must not be {@code null}.
43       * @return the validator to be used for the session, or {@link #NOOP} to abstain from validation, never {@code null}.
44       */
45      Validator newInstance(RepositorySystemSession session);
46  }