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12 package org.simantics.db.layer0.adapter;
14 import org.simantics.db.WriteGraph;
15 import org.simantics.db.exception.DatabaseException;
17 public interface Modifier<T> {
20 * @return an initial text to be modified
25 * Validates the given string. Returns an error message to display if the
26 * new text is invalid. Returns <code>null</code> if there is no error. Note
27 * that the empty string is not treated the same as <code>null</code>; it
28 * indicates an error state but with no message to display.
30 * @param newText the text to check for validity
31 * @return an error message or <code>null</code> if no error
33 String isValid(T newValue);
36 * @param graph access to the graph database
37 * @param value the new value to set
39 void modify(WriteGraph graph, T value) throws DatabaseException;