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package org.rssowl.core.interpreter;
import org.jdom.Element;
import org.rssowl.core.persist.IPersistable;
/**
* The Element Handler allows to contribute processing of Elements for a Format.
* Use this mechanism if you want to interpret custom Elements or override the
* processing of standard ones.
* <p>
* Note: Use this Handler with caution. It will override the applications
* Element-Handler for the given Format.
* </p>
* <p>
* Contributed via <code>org.rssowl.core.ElementHandler</code> Extension Point.
* </p>
*
* @author bpasero
*/
public interface IElementHandler {
/**
* This Method is called whenever an Element of the given Format has been
* reached that has the defined Name. The type-parameter is the current
* Interpreter-Model at the time the Element was reached.
*
* @param element The Element to process.
* @param type The Interpreter Type the given Element belongs to.
*/
void processElement(Element element, IPersistable type);
}