ConstraintProvider (IBM FHIR Server)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ModelConstraintProvider, ProfileConstraintProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConstraintProvider, AbstractModelConstraintProvider, AbstractProfileConstraintProvider
```
public interface ConstraintProvider
```
An interface used to remove and/or add to the constraints used in a specific context

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<Constraint>`	`getConstraints()`	Get the list of constraints for this constraint provider.
`List<Predicate<Constraint>>`	`getRemovalPredicates()`	Get the list of removal predicates for this constraint provider.
`static <T extends ConstraintProvider> List<T>`	`providers(Class<T> providerClass)`	Get the list of constraint provider instances of the given type from the ServiceLoader.

- Method Detail
  - getRemovalPredicates
```
List<Predicate<Constraint>> getRemovalPredicates()
```
    Get the list of removal predicates for this constraint provider.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of removal predicates for this constraint provider
  - getConstraints
```
List<Constraint> getConstraints()
```
    Get the list of constraints for this constraint provider.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of constraints for this constraint provider
  - providers
```
static <T extends ConstraintProvider> List<T> providers(Class<T> providerClass)
```
    Get the list of constraint provider instances of the given type from the ServiceLoader.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type of provider
    
    Parameters:
    
    providerClass - the provider class
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of constraint provider instances of the given type from the ServiceLoader