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020package ca.uhn.fhir.validation;
021
022import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IBaseResource;
023
024/**
025 * An individual validation module, which applies validation rules against
026 * resources and adds failure/informational messages as it goes.
027 *
028 * See <a href="https://hapifhir.io/hapi-fhir/docs/validation/introduction.html">Validation</a>
029 * for a list of available modules. You may also create your own.
030 */
031public interface IValidatorModule {
032
033        /**
034         * Validate the actual resource.
035         *
036         * The {@link IValidationContext} can be used to access the resource being validated,
037         * and is populated with the results.
038         */
039        void validateResource(IValidationContext<IBaseResource> theCtx);
040}