Chris@0: <?php
Chris@0: 
Chris@0: /*
Chris@0:  * This file is part of the Symfony package.
Chris@0:  *
Chris@0:  * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
Chris@0:  *
Chris@0:  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
Chris@0:  * file that was distributed with this source code.
Chris@0:  */
Chris@0: 
Chris@0: namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Factory;
Chris@0: 
Chris@0: use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\NoSuchMetadataException;
Chris@0: use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\MetadataInterface;
Chris@0: 
Chris@0: /**
Chris@0:  * Returns {@link \Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\MetadataInterface} instances for values.
Chris@0:  *
Chris@0:  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
Chris@0:  */
Chris@0: interface MetadataFactoryInterface
Chris@0: {
Chris@0:     /**
Chris@0:      * Returns the metadata for the given value.
Chris@0:      *
Chris@0:      * @param mixed $value Some value
Chris@0:      *
Chris@0:      * @return MetadataInterface The metadata for the value
Chris@0:      *
Chris@0:      * @throws NoSuchMetadataException If no metadata exists for the given value
Chris@0:      */
Chris@0:     public function getMetadataFor($value);
Chris@0: 
Chris@0:     /**
Chris@0:      * Returns whether the class is able to return metadata for the given value.
Chris@0:      *
Chris@0:      * @param mixed $value Some value
Chris@0:      *
Chris@0:      * @return bool Whether metadata can be returned for that value
Chris@0:      */
Chris@0:     public function hasMetadataFor($value);
Chris@0: }