java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/validators/CommentValidator.java

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package com.google.gerrit.extensions.validators;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.ExtensionPoint;

/**
 * Validates review comments and messages. Rejecting any comment/message will prevent all comments
 * from being published.
 */
@ExtensionPoint
public interface CommentValidator {

  /**
   * Validate the specified comments. This method will be called once with the {@code comments}
   * argument containing all new comments that need to be validated and (if applicable) the new
   * change message. This allows validators to statelessly count the new comments. Note that after
   * this one call the method may be called again one or more times for texts that are not comments,
   * but similar in nature.
   *
   * <p>NOTE: Autogenerated change messages are not subject to validation.
   *
   * @return An empty list if all comments are valid, or else a list of validation failures.
   */
  ImmutableList<CommentValidationFailure> validateComments(
      CommentValidationContext ctx, ImmutableList<CommentForValidation> comments);
}