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package com.rivescript;
/**
* Interface for RiveScript object handlers.
*
* @author Noah Petherbridge
*/
public interface ObjectHandler {
/**
* Handler for when object code is read (loaded) by RiveScript. Should return {@code true} for
* success or {@code false} to indicate error.
*
* @param name The name of the object.
* @param code The source code inside the object.
*/
boolean onLoad(String name, String[] code);
/**
* Handler for when a user invokes the object. Should return the text reply from the object.
*
* @param name The name of the object being called.
* @param user The user's id.
* @param args The argument list from the call tag.
*/
String onCall(String name, String user, String[] args);
/**
* Sets a Java class to handle the {@link ObjectMacro} directly.
*
* This is only useful to the built-in Java handler; other handlers do not need to implement
* this function.
*
* @param name The name of the object macro.
* @param impl The {@link ObjectMacro} implementation.
*/
void setClass(String name, ObjectMacro impl);
}