Message.java

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package org.jboss.seam.international.status;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * An object representing a message that needs to be displayed to the User.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:lincolnbaxter@gmail.com">Lincoln Baxter, III</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:ssachtleben@gmail.com">Sebastian Sachtleben</a>
 */
public interface Message extends Serializable {
    /**
     * Get the {@link Level} representing the severity of this message.
     */
    Level getLevel();

    /**
     * Get the message text.
     */
    String getText();

    /**
     * Get message detail.
     */
    String getDetail();

    /**
     * Get the targets for which a given view-layer or consumer should display this message, or to which this message should be
     * attached.
     */
    String getTargets();
}