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package com.phloc.commons.error;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
/**
* Interface for comparable objects based on their severity.
*
* @author Philip Helger
* @param
* The implementation type
*/
public interface ISeverityComparable >
{
/**
* Check if this object is of the same level (= equal important) than the
* passed object.
*
* @param aOther
* The object to compare to.
* @return true if this object is equally important than the
* passed object!
*/
boolean isEqualSevereThan (@Nonnull THISTYPE aOther);
/**
* Check if this object is of lower level (= less important) than the passed
* object.
*
* @param aOther
* The object to compare to.
* @return true if this object is less important than the passed
* object!
*/
boolean isLessSevereThan (@Nonnull THISTYPE aOther);
/**
* Check if this object is of equal or lower level (= equally or less
* important) than the passed object.
*
* @param aOther
* The object to compare to.
* @return true if this object is equally or less important than
* the passed object!
*/
boolean isLessOrEqualSevereThan (@Nonnull THISTYPE aOther);
/**
* Check if this object is of higher level (= more important) than the passed
* object.
*
* @param aOther
* The object to compare to.
* @return true if this object is more important than the passed
* object!
*/
boolean isMoreSevereThan (@Nonnull THISTYPE aOther);
/**
* Check if this object is of equal or higher level (= equally or more
* important) than the passed object.
*
* @param aOther
* The object to compare to.
* @return true if this object is equally or more important than
* the passed object!
*/
boolean isMoreOrEqualSevereThan (@Nonnull THISTYPE aOther);
}