1 package org.apache.maven.model.building;
2
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21
22 /**
23 * Describes a problem that was encountered during model building. A problem can either be an exception that was thrown
24 * or a simple string message. In addition, a problem carries a hint about its source, e.g. the POM file that exhibits
25 * the problem.
26 *
27 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
28 */
29 public interface ModelProblem
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 * Version
46 */
47 enum Version
48 {
49 //based on ModeBuildingResult.validationLevel
50 BASE,
51 V20,
52 V30,
53 V31,
54 V40
55 }
56
57 /**
58 * Gets the hint about the source of the problem. While the syntax of this hint is unspecified and depends on the
59 * creator of the problem, the general expectation is that the hint provides sufficient information to the user to
60 * track the problem back to its origin. A concrete example for such a source hint can be the file path or URL from
61 * which a POM was read.
62 *
63 * @return The hint about the source of the problem or an empty string if unknown, never {@code null}.
64 */
65 String getSource();
66
67 /**
68 * Gets the one-based index of the line containing the problem. The line number should refer to some text file that
69 * is given by {@link #getSource()}.
70 *
71 * @return The one-based index of the line containing the problem or a non-positive value if unknown.
72 */
73 int getLineNumber();
74
75 /**
76 * Gets the one-based index of the column containing the problem. The column number should refer to some text file
77 * that is given by {@link #getSource()}.
78 *
79 * @return The one-based index of the column containing the problem or non-positive value if unknown.
80 */
81 int getColumnNumber();
82
83 /**
84 * Gets the identifier of the model from which the problem originated. While the general form of this identifier is
85 * <code>groupId:artifactId:version</code> the returned identifier need not be complete. The identifier is derived
86 * from the information that is available at the point the problem occurs and as such merely serves as a best effort
87 * to provide information to the user to track the problem back to its origin.
88 *
89 * @return The identifier of the model from which the problem originated or an empty string if unknown, never
90 * {@code null}.
91 */
92 String getModelId();
93
94 /**
95 * Gets the exception that caused this problem (if any).
96 *
97 * @return The exception that caused this problem or {@code null} if not applicable.
98 */
99 Exception getException();
100
101 /**
102 * Gets the message that describes this problem.
103 *
104 * @return The message describing this problem, never {@code null}.
105 */
106 String getMessage();
107
108 /**
109 * Gets the severity level of this problem.
110 *
111 * @return The severity level of this problem, never {@code null}.
112 */
113 Severity getSeverity();
114
115 /**
116 * Gets the applicable maven version/validation level of this problem
117 * @return The version, never {@code null}.
118 */
119 Version getVersion();
120
121 }