/* * Copyright 2004-2008 the original author or authors. * * 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.springframework.binding.message; /** * Enum exposing supported message severities. * * @author Keith Donald * @author Jeremy Grelle * @see Message */ public enum Severity { /** * The "Informational" severity. Used to indicate a successful operation or result. */ INFO, /** * The "Warning" severity. Used to indicate there is a minor problem, or to inform the message receiver of possible * misuse, or to indicate a problem may arise in the future. */ WARNING, /** * The "Error" severity. Used to indicate a significant problem like a business rule violation. */ ERROR, /** * The "Fatal" severity. Used to indicate a fatal problem like a system error. */ FATAL }