LineParser.java

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package com.googlecode.logVisualizer.parser;

import com.googlecode.logVisualizer.logData.LogDataHolder;

/**
 * An interface for a parser that can only parse one single line.
 */
public interface LineParser {
    /**
     * Parses the given line. If it isn't parsable by this parser nothing will
     * be done and {@code false} will be returned.
     *
     * @param line
     *            The line to be parsed.
     * @param logData
     *            The log data instance in which the parsing results should be
     *            saved in.
     * @return True if the line is compatible with this parser and thus has been
     *         parsed.
     */
    public boolean parseLine(String line, LogDataHolder logData);
}