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package org.springframework.flex.core;
import flex.messaging.MessageException;
/**
* Strategy interface that allows for translation of known exception types into BlazeDS MessageExceptions that will
* propagate proper AMF error message back to the client.
*
* <p>
* Implementations are encouraged to set the code of the created MessageException to something more useful than the
* generic "Server.Processing" so that the client may reason on the code for custom fault handling logic.
*
* @author Jeremy Grelle
*
*/
public interface ExceptionTranslator {
/**
* Checks if the translator can handle the specified exception class
*
* @param clazz the class of the exception
* @return true if the exception type can be handled
*/
boolean handles(Class<?> clazz);
/**
* Translate the specified exception into an appropriate {@link MessageException}
*
* @param t the original exception
* @return the translated exception
*/
MessageException translate(Throwable t);
}