001 package org.apache.maven.model.building;
002
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021
022 /**
023 * Describes a problem that was encountered during model building. A problem can either be an exception that was thrown
024 * or a simple string message. In addition, a problem carries a hint about its source, e.g. the POM file that exhibits
025 * the problem.
026 *
027 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
028 */
029 public interface ModelProblem
030 {
031
032 /**
033 * The different severity levels for a problem, in decreasing order.
034 */
035 enum Severity
036 {
037
038 FATAL, //
039 ERROR, //
040 WARNING; //
041
042 }
043
044 /**
045 * Gets the hint about the source of the problem. While the syntax of this hint is unspecified and depends on the
046 * creator of the problem, the general expectation is that the hint provides sufficient information to the user to
047 * track the problem back to its origin. A concrete example for such a source hint can be the file path or URL from
048 * which a POM was read.
049 *
050 * @return The hint about the source of the problem or an empty string if unknown, never {@code null}.
051 */
052 String getSource();
053
054 /**
055 * Gets the one-based index of the line containing the problem. The line number should refer to some text file that
056 * is given by {@link #getSource()}.
057 *
058 * @return The one-based index of the line containing the problem or a non-positive value if unknown.
059 */
060 int getLineNumber();
061
062 /**
063 * Gets the one-based index of the column containing the problem. The column number should refer to some text file
064 * that is given by {@link #getSource()}.
065 *
066 * @return The one-based index of the column containing the problem or non-positive value if unknown.
067 */
068 int getColumnNumber();
069
070 /**
071 * Gets the identifier of the model from which the problem originated. While the general form of this identifier is
072 * <code>groupId:artifactId:version</code> the returned identifier need not be complete. The identifier is derived
073 * from the information that is available at the point the problem occurs and as such merely serves as a best effort
074 * to provide information to the user to track the problem back to its origin.
075 *
076 * @return The identifier of the model from which the problem originated or an empty string if unknown, never
077 * {@code null}.
078 */
079 String getModelId();
080
081 /**
082 * Gets the exception that caused this problem (if any).
083 *
084 * @return The exception that caused this problem or {@code null} if not applicable.
085 */
086 Exception getException();
087
088 /**
089 * Gets the message that describes this problem.
090 *
091 * @return The message describing this problem, never {@code null}.
092 */
093 String getMessage();
094
095 /**
096 * Gets the severity level of this problem.
097 *
098 * @return The severity level of this problem, never {@code null}.
099 */
100 Severity getSeverity();
101
102 }