geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/admin/Alert.java

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package org.apache.geode.admin;

/**
 * An administration alert that is issued by a member of a GemFire distributed system. It is similar
 * to a {@linkplain org.apache.geode.LogWriter log message}.
 *
 * @see AlertListener
 * @since GemFire 3.5
 * @deprecated as of 7.0 use the <code><a href=
 *             "{@docRoot}/org/apache/geode/management/package-summary.html">management</a></code>
 *             package instead
 */
public interface Alert {

  /** The level at which this alert is issued */
  AlertLevel getLevel();

  /**
   * The member of the distributed system that issued the alert, or null if the issuer is no longer
   * a member of the distributed system.
   */
  SystemMember getSystemMember();

  /**
   * The name of the {@linkplain org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedSystem#getName distributed
   * system}) through which the alert was issued.
   */
  String getConnectionName();

  /** The id of the source of the alert (such as a thread in a VM) */
  String getSourceId();

  /** The alert's message */
  String getMessage();

  /** The time at which the alert was issued */
  java.util.Date getDate();

}