[bv-dev] Constructor validation

Hi experts, Emmanuel asked me to take the lead on the method validation feature, so be prepared for related questions, API proposals and requests for feedback via the mailing list :) The first issue I'd like to discuss is the validation of constructor arguments. Is this something which we want to support at all? I don't think there are that many interception solutions which enable constructor interception at all (for instance CDI interceptors don't, AFAIK). So personally I'd be fine with focussing on actual method validation in BV 1.1, waiting for user demand for constructor validation and adding it possibly in a later release. WDYT? If we decide to include constructor validation, should we support the validation of newly created objects (similar to return value validation), e.g. like that: public class Foo { @Valid public Foo() { } } Here @Valid would trigger a validation of the newly instantiated Foo object (whether to use @Valid or another annotation still needs to be discussed). Any thoughts? --Gunnar