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package com.google.gwt.i18n.server;
import com.google.gwt.i18n.shared.GwtLocale;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
/**
* Describes a single interface with {@link Message}s.
*/
public interface MessageInterface {
/**
* Visit this class and all messages within it, using the default locale.
*
* @param cv
* @throws MessageProcessingException
*/
void accept(MessageInterfaceVisitor cv) throws MessageProcessingException;
/**
* Visit this class and all messages within it.
*
* @param cv
* @param locale
* @throws MessageProcessingException
*/
void accept(MessageInterfaceVisitor cv, GwtLocale locale)
throws MessageProcessingException;
/**
* Return the requested annotation present on this message, including parents
* if the annotation is inherited.
*
* @param annotClass
* @return an annotation instance or null if not found
*/
A getAnnotation(Class annotClass);
/**
* Get the unqualified class name (including parent classes for nested
* classes - ie, "Foo.Bar") of this {@link MessageInterface}.
*
* @return unqualified class name
*/
String getClassName();
/**
* Get the package name (ie, "org.example") of this {@link MessageInterface}.
*
* @return package name
*/
String getPackageName();
/**
* Get the fully qualified source name (ie, "org.example.Foo.Bar": if Bar is
* an inner class of Foo) of this message interface - generally used for
* error messages.
*
* @return fully qualified source name
*/
String getQualifiedName();
/**
* Check if a specified annotation is present on this message (including
* via inheritance if the annotation is inherited).
*
* @param annotClass
* @return true if the annotation is present
*/
boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class annotClass);
}