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 * OW2 Specifications
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 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * $Id: ActivationSpec.java 4359 2008-12-10 10:24:40Z sauthieg $
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
package javax.resource.spi;

/**
 * This interface serves as a marker. An instance of an ActivationSpec must
 * be a JavaBean and must be serializable. This holds the activation
 * configuration information for a message endpoint.
 * @version 1.0
 * @author Guillaume Sauthier
 */
public interface ActivationSpec extends ResourceAdapterAssociation {

    /**
     * This method may be called by a deployment tool to validate the overall
     * activation configuration information provided by the endpoint deployer.
     * This helps to catch activation configuration errors earlier on without
     * having to wait until endpoint activation time for configuration
     * validation. The implementation of this self-validation check behavior
     * is optional.
     * @throws InvalidPropertyException indicates invalid configuration
     *         property settings.
     */
    void validate() throws InvalidPropertyException;
}
