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package org.apache.batik.test;

/**
 * Interface for classes that can process <code>TestReport</code> instances
 * This allows different applications to use the same <code>TestReport</code>
 * for different purposes, such as generating an XML output or
 * emailing a test result summary.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:vhardy@apache.org">Vincent Hardy</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface TestReportProcessor {
    /**
     * Generic error code. Takes no parameter.
     */
    String INTERNAL_ERROR =
        "TestReportProcessor.error.code.internal.error";

    /**
     * Requests the processor to process the input
     * <code>TestReport</code> instances. Note that a processor
     * should make its own copy of any resource described
     * by a <code>TestReport</code> such as files, as these
     * may be transient resources. In particular, a
     * processor should not keep a reference to the
     * input <code>TestReport</code>
     */
    void processReport(TestReport report)
        throws TestException;
}