1 package org.apache.maven.settings.building;
2
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21
22 /**
23 * Collects problems that are encountered during settings building.
24 *
25 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
26 */
27 public interface SettingsProblemCollector
28 {
29
30 /**
31 * Adds the specified problem.
32 *
33 * @param severity The severity of the problem, must not be {@code null}.
34 * @param message The detail message of the problem, may be {@code null}.
35 * @param line The one-based index of the line containing the problem or {@code -1} if unknown.
36 * @param column The one-based index of the column containing the problem or {@code -1} if unknown.
37 * @param cause The cause of the problem, may be {@code null}.
38 */
39 void add( SettingsProblem.Severity severity, String message, int line, int column, Exception cause );
40
41 }