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package org.apache.any23.validator;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

/**
 * The report interface is used to generate diagnostics about validation.
 *
 * @author Michele Mostarda (mostarda@fbk.eu)
 * @author Davide Palmisano (palmisano@fbk.eu)
 */
public interface ValidationReportBuilder {

    /**
     * @return Returns the validation report.
     */
    ValidationReport getReport();

    /**
     * Reports an issue detected on a specified node.
     *
     * @param issueLevel
     *            issue level classifier.
     * @param message
     *            human readable message connected to the issue.
     * @param n
     *            the node affected by the issue.
     */
    void reportIssue(ValidationReport.IssueLevel issueLevel, String message, Node n);

    /**
     * Reports a detected issue.
     *
     * @param issueLevel
     *            issue level classifier.
     * @param message
     *            human readable message connected to the issue.
     */
    void reportIssue(ValidationReport.IssueLevel issueLevel, String message);

    /**
     * Traces that a rule has been applied.
     *
     * @param r
     *            activated rule.
     */
    void traceRuleActivation(Rule r);

    /**
     * Reports an error occurred while executing a {@link Rule}.
     *
     * @param r
     *            rule originating the error.
     * @param e
     *            exception raised.
     * @param msg
     *            human readable message.
     */
    void reportRuleError(Rule r, Exception e, String msg);

    /**
     * Reports an error occurred while executing a {@link Fix}.
     *
     * @param f
     *            fix originating the error.
     * @param e
     *            exception raised.
     * @param msg
     *            human readable message.
     */
    void reportFixError(Fix f, Exception e, String msg);

}
