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package javax.tools;

import java.util.Locale;

/**

 * Interface for diagnostics from tools.  A diagnostic usually reports

 * a problem at a specific position in a source file.  However, not

 * all diagnostics are associated with a position or a file.

 *

 * <p>A position is a zero-based character offset from the beginning of

 * a file.  Negative values (except {@link #NOPOS}) are not valid

 * positions.

 *

 * <p>Line and column numbers begin at 1.  Negative values (except

 * {@link #NOPOS}) and 0 are not valid line or column numbers.

 *

 * @param <S> the type of source object used by this diagnostic

 *

 * @author Peter von der Ahé

 * @author Jonathan Gibbons

 * @since 1.6

 */

public interface Diagnostic<S> {

    /**

     * Kinds of diagnostics, for example, error or warning.

     */

    enum Kind {

        /**

         * Problem which prevents the tool's normal completion.

         */

        ERROR,

        /**

         * Problem which does not usually prevent the tool from

         * completing normally.

         */

        WARNING,

        /**

         * Problem similar to a warning, but is mandated by the tool's

         * specification.  For example, the Java™ Language

         * Specification, 3rd Ed. mandates warnings on certain

         * unchecked operations and the use of deprecated methods.

         */

        MANDATORY_WARNING,

        /**

         * Informative message from the tool.

         */

        NOTE,

        /**

         * Diagnostic which does not fit within the other kinds.

         */

        OTHER,

    }

    /**

     * Used to signal that no position is available.

     */

    public final static long NOPOS = -1;

    /**

     * Gets the kind of this diagnostic, for example, error or

     * warning.

     * @return the kind of this diagnostic

     */

    Kind getKind();

    /**

     * Gets the source object associated with this diagnostic.

     *

     * @return the source object associated with this diagnostic.

     * {@code null} if no source object is associated with the

     * diagnostic.

     */

    S getSource();

    /**

     * Gets a character offset from the beginning of the source object

     * associated with this diagnostic that indicates the location of

     * the problem.  In addition, the following must be true:

     *

     * <p>{@code getStartPostion() <= getPosition()}

     * <p>{@code getPosition() <= getEndPosition()}

     *

     * @return character offset from beginning of source; {@link

     * #NOPOS} if {@link #getSource()} would return {@code null} or if

     * no location is suitable

     */

    long getPosition();

    /**

     * Gets the character offset from the beginning of the file

     * associated with this diagnostic that indicates the start of the

     * problem.

     *

     * @return offset from beginning of file; {@link #NOPOS} if and

     * only if {@link #getPosition()} returns {@link #NOPOS}

     */

    long getStartPosition();

    /**

     * Gets the character offset from the beginning of the file

     * associated with this diagnostic that indicates the end of the

     * problem.

     *

     * @return offset from beginning of file; {@link #NOPOS} if and

     * only if {@link #getPosition()} returns {@link #NOPOS}

     */

    long getEndPosition();

    /**

     * Gets the line number of the character offset returned by

     * {@linkplain #getPosition()}.

     *

     * @return a line number or {@link #NOPOS} if and only if {@link

     * #getPosition()} returns {@link #NOPOS}

     */

    long getLineNumber();

    /**

     * Gets the column number of the character offset returned by

     * {@linkplain #getPosition()}.

     *

     * @return a column number or {@link #NOPOS} if and only if {@link

     * #getPosition()} returns {@link #NOPOS}

     */

    long getColumnNumber();

    /**

     * Gets a diagnostic code indicating the type of diagnostic.  The

     * code is implementation-dependent and might be {@code null}.

     *

     * @return a diagnostic code

     */

    String getCode();

    /**

     * Gets a localized message for the given locale.  The actual

     * message is implementation-dependent.  If the locale is {@code

     * null} use the default locale.

     *

     * @param locale a locale; might be {@code null}

     * @return a localized message

     */

    String getMessage(Locale locale);

}