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package org.apache.cocoon.components.notification;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 *  Interface for Objects that can notify something.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:barozzi@nicolaken.com">Nicola Ken Barozzi</a>
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */

public interface Notifying {

    /*
     * Proposed types of notifications
     */
    String UNKNOWN_NOTIFICATION = "unknown";
    String DEBUG_NOTIFICATION   = "debug";
    String INFO_NOTIFICATION    = "info" ;
    String WARN_NOTIFICATION    = "warn" ;
    String ERROR_NOTIFICATION   = "error";
    String FATAL_NOTIFICATION   = "fatal";

    /*
     * Proposed extra descriptions
     */
    String EXTRA_LOCATION   = "location";
    String EXTRA_LINE       = "line";
    String EXTRA_COLUMN     = "column" ;
    String EXTRA_REQUESTURI = "request-uri" ;
    String EXTRA_CAUSE      = "cause";
    String EXTRA_STACKTRACE = "stacktrace";
    String EXTRA_FULLTRACE  = "full exception chain stacktrace";

    /**
     * Gets the Type of the Notifying object
     */
    String getType();

    /**
     * Gets the Title of the Notifying object
     */
    String getTitle();

    /**
     * Gets the Source of the Notifying object
     */
    String getSource();

    /**
     * Gets the Sender of the Notifying object
     */
    String getSender();

    /**
     * Gets the Message of the Notifying object
     */
    String getMessage();

    /**
     * Gets the Description of the Notifying object
     */
    String getDescription();

    /**
     * Gets the ExtraDescriptions of the Notifying object
     */
    Map getExtraDescriptions();
}