/**
* Copyright (C) 2015 Valkyrie RCP
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package org.valkyriercp.core;
import javax.swing.*;
public interface Message {
/**
* Timestamp in long format of the message creation.
*/
long getTimestamp();
/**
* The textual representation of the message. This is not necessarily how
* the message will appear on a GUI component.
*
* @return textual message, never <code>null</code>, but possibly an
* empty string.
*/
String getMessage();
/**
* Return the {@link Severity} of this message, possibly <code>null</code>.
*/
Severity getSeverity();
/**
* Decorate the given component with this message.
*
* @param component visual component to decorate.
*/
void renderMessage(JComponent component);
}