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package org.apache.avro;


An interface for validating the compatibility of a single schema against
another.


What makes one schema compatible with another is not defined by the contract.



/**
 * An interface for validating the compatibility of a single schema against
 * another.
 * <p>
 * What makes one schema compatible with another is not defined by the contract.
 * <p/>
 */
public interface SchemaValidationStrategy {

  
Validates that one schema is compatible with another.

Throws:
  • SchemaValidationException – if the schemas are not compatible.
/**
   * Validates that one schema is compatible with another.
   *
   * @throws SchemaValidationException if the schemas are not compatible.
   */
  void validate(Schema toValidate, Schema existing) throws SchemaValidationException;

}