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 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.openbp.common.generic.msgcontainer;


/**
 * Interface defining a generic message container.
 *
 * @author Heiko Erhardt
 */
public interface MsgContainer
{
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// @@ Adding messages w/o type
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////

	/**
	 * Adds a message to the message list.
	 * The message will be formatted according to the rules specified in the
	 * {@link MsgFormat} class.
	 *
	 * @param source Object that caused the message
	 * @param msg Message to add
	 * @param args Message arguments or null
	 */
	public void addMsg(Object source, String msg, Object [] args);

	/**
	 * Adds a message to the message list.
	 *
	 * @param source Object that caused the message
	 * @param msg Message to add
	 */
	public void addMsg(Object source, String msg);


	//////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// @@ Adding messages w/ type
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////

	/**
	 * Adds a message to the message list.
	 * The message will be formatted according to the rules specified in the
	 * {@link MsgFormat} class.
	 *
	 * @param msgType Message type (see the constants of the {@link LogLevel} interface)
	 * @param source Object that caused the message
	 * @param msg Message to add
	 * @param args Message arguments or null
	 */
	public void addMsg(String msgType, Object source, String msg, Object [] args);

	/**
	 * Adds a message to the message list.
	 *
	 * @param msgType Message type (see the constants of the {@link LogLevel} interface)
	 * @param source Object that caused the message
	 * @param msg Message to add
	 */
	public void addMsg(String msgType, Object source, String msg);
}