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1   package org.apache.maven.settings.building;
2   
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21  
22  /**
23   * Describes a problem that was encountered during settings building. A problem can either be an exception that was
24   * thrown or a simple string message. In addition, a problem carries a hint about its source, e.g. the settings file
25   * that exhibits the problem.
26   * 
27   * @author Benjamin Bentmann
28   */
29  public interface SettingsProblem
30  {
31  
32      /**
33       * The different severity levels for a problem, in decreasing order.
34       */
35      enum Severity
36      {
37  
38          FATAL, //
39          ERROR, //
40          WARNING //
41  
42      }
43  
44      /**
45       * Gets the hint about the source of the problem. While the syntax of this hint is unspecified and depends on the
46       * creator of the problem, the general expectation is that the hint provides sufficient information to the user to
47       * track the problem back to its origin. A concrete example for such a source hint can be the file path or URL from
48       * which the settings were read.
49       * 
50       * @return The hint about the source of the problem or an empty string if unknown, never {@code null}.
51       */
52      String getSource();
53  
54      /**
55       * Gets the one-based index of the line containing the problem. The line number should refer to some text file that
56       * is given by {@link #getSource()}.
57       * 
58       * @return The one-based index of the line containing the problem or a non-positive value if unknown.
59       */
60      int getLineNumber();
61  
62      /**
63       * Gets the one-based index of the column containing the problem. The column number should refer to some text file
64       * that is given by {@link #getSource()}.
65       * 
66       * @return The one-based index of the column containing the problem or non-positive value if unknown.
67       */
68      int getColumnNumber();
69  
70      /**
71       * Gets the location of the problem. The location is a user-friendly combination of the values from
72       * {@link #getSource()}, {@link #getLineNumber()} and {@link #getColumnNumber()}. The exact syntax of the returned
73       * value is undefined.
74       * 
75       * @return The location of the problem, never {@code null}.
76       */
77      String getLocation();
78  
79      /**
80       * Gets the exception that caused this problem (if any).
81       * 
82       * @return The exception that caused this problem or {@code null} if not applicable.
83       */
84      Exception getException();
85  
86      /**
87       * Gets the message that describes this problem.
88       * 
89       * @return The message describing this problem, never {@code null}.
90       */
91      String getMessage();
92  
93      /**
94       * Gets the severity level of this problem.
95       * 
96       * @return The severity level of this problem, never {@code null}.
97       */
98      Severity getSeverity();
99  
100 }