IncomingChatMessageValidator (ecom-api-iagent 12.40.2 API)

```
public interface IncomingChatMessageValidator
```
This interface is an extension point to validate a new chat message before further processing. It is allowed to prevent the receipt of chat messages by throwing a ValidationException. The IncomingChatMessageValidator can only be used in the novomind iAGENT Routing process.

Since:

12.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`validate(IncomingAttachmentChatMessage incomingAttachmentChatMessage)`	The method is called synchronously before the processing of an incoming attachment chat message.

- Method Detail
  - validate
```
void validate(IncomingAttachmentChatMessage incomingAttachmentChatMessage)
       throws ValidationException
```
    The method is called synchronously before the processing of an incoming attachment chat message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    incomingAttachmentChatMessage - provides all information about the attachment.
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - Throw a ValidationException to indicate a validation error. If thrown, the attachment chat message will be discarded. Please note that this will also stop the processing of any subsequent IncomingChatMessageValidator implementations.
    
    Since:
    
    12.0