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1   /*
2    ORDI - Ontology Repository and Data Integration
3   
4    Copyright (c) 2004-2007, OntoText Lab. / SIRMA
5   
6    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
7    the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
8    Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
9    any later version.
10   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
11   ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
12   FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
13   details.
14   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
15   with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
16   59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
17   */
18  package com.ontotext.ordi;
19  
20  import com.ontotext.ordi.exception.ORDIWarning;
21  
22  /**
23   * Interface to provide ability to read warnings during access of the
24   * information. The warnings are silently chained to the object.
25   * 
26   * @author vassil
27   */
28  public interface WarningAware {
29  
30      /**
31       * Retrieves the first warning reported by the object
32       * 
33       * @return the first {@link ORDIWarning} or null if there are none.
34       */
35      public ORDIWarning getWarning();
36  
37      /**
38       * Clears all reported warnings by the object.
39       * 
40       */
41      public void clearWarnings();
42  }