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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\datetime\Plugin\Validation\Constraint;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint;
+
+/**
+ * Validation constraint for DateTime items to ensure the format is correct.
+ *
+ * @Constraint(
+ * id = "DateTimeFormat",
+ * label = @Translation("Datetime format valid for datetime type.", context = "Validation"),
+ * )
+ */
+class DateTimeFormatConstraint extends Constraint {
+
+ /**
+ * Message for when the value isn't a string.
+ *
+ * @var string
+ */
+ public $badType = "The datetime value must be a string.";
+
+ /**
+ * Message for when the value isn't in the proper format.
+ *
+ * @var string
+ */
+ public $badFormat = "The datetime value '@value' is invalid for the format '@format'";
+
+ /**
+ * Message for when the value did not parse properly.
+ *
+ * @var string
+ */
+ public $badValue = "The datetime value '@value' did not parse properly for the format '@format'";
+
+}