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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.validators;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.ConstraintValidator;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.validation.constraints.ValidPort;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger;

/**
 * Validator that checks an object to verify it is a valid port number (an integer between 0 and 65535).
 *
 * @since 2.8
 */
public class ValidPortValidator implements ConstraintValidator<ValidPort> {

    private static final Logger LOGGER = StatusLogger.getLogger();

    private ValidPort annotation;

    @Override
    public void initialize(final ValidPort annotation) {
        this.annotation = annotation;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isValid(final String name, final Object value) {
        if (!Integer.class.isInstance(value)) {
            LOGGER.error(annotation.message());
            return false;
        }
        int port = (int) value;
        if (port < 0 || port > 65535) {
            LOGGER.error(annotation.message());
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
}

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Add String support to @ValidPort