content: /*
   *  Copyright (C) 2010-2012 Stichting Akvo (Akvo Foundation)
   *
   *  This file is part of Akvo FLOW.
   *
   *  Akvo FLOW is free software: you can redistribute it and modify it under the terms of
   *  the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation,
   *  either version 3 of the License or any later version.
   *
   *  Akvo FLOW is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
   *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
   *  See the GNU Affero General Public License included below for more details.
   *
   *  The full license text can also be seen at <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html>.
   */
  
  package com.gallatinsystems.framework.dataexport.applet;
  
  import java.io.File;
  import java.util.Map;
  
  /**
   * interface for any importer to be run via the import applet
   * 
   * @author Christopher Fagiani
   */
  public interface DataImporter {
  
      /**
       * validates the format of the import file
       * 
       * @param file
       * @return - map of error messages
       */
      public Map<Integer, String> validate(File file);
  
      /**
       * executes the import by reading from file and calling methods on the server.
       * 
       * @param file
       * @param serverBase
       * @param criteria
       */
      public void executeImport(File file, String serverBase,
              Map<String, String> criteria);
  
  }
  