001    package org.apache.maven.settings.validation;
002    
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021    
022    import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
023    import org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsProblemCollector;
024    
025    /**
026     * Validate a model settings
027     * 
028     * @author Milos Kleint
029     */
030    public 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    }