maven-builder-support/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/building/ProblemCollector.java

package org.apache.maven.building;

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import java.util.List;

/**
 * Collects problems that are encountered during settings building.
 *
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 * @author Robert Scholte
 */
public interface ProblemCollector
{

    /**
     * Adds the specified problem.
     * Either message or exception is required
     *
     * @param severity The severity of the problem, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param message The detail message of the problem, may be {@code null}.
     * @param line The one-based index of the line containing the problem or {@code -1} if unknown.
     * @param column The one-based index of the column containing the problem or {@code -1} if unknown.
     * @param cause The cause of the problem, may be {@code null}.
     */
    void add( Problem.Severity severity, String message, int line, int column, Exception cause );
    
    /**
     * The next messages will be bound to this source. When calling this method again, previous messages keep
     * their source, but the next messages will use the new source.
     * 
     * @param source
     */
    void setSource( String source );
    
    /**
     * 
     * @return the collected Problems, never {@code null}
     */
    List<Problem> getProblems();

}