LogFileImporter.java

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package net.sf.jacclog.service.importer.api;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;

import net.sf.jacclog.logformat.LogFormat;

public interface LogFileImporter {

	/**
	 * Returns statistical information about the recently finished imports.
	 * 
	 * @return statistic
	 */
	LogFileImporterStatistic getStatistic();

	/**
	 * Imports a list of log files or directories with files into a repository.
	 * 
	 * @param files
	 *            list of logs
	 */
	void importFiles(final LogFormat format, final List<File> files);

	/**
	 * Imports a list of log files or directories with files (recursively) into a repository.
	 * 
	 * @param files
	 * @param recursive
	 */
	void importFiles(final LogFormat format, final List<File> files, final boolean recursive);

}