content: package org.apache.archiva.consumers;
  
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  /**
   * Consumer - the base set of methods for a consumer.
   *
   *
   */
  public abstract interface Consumer
  {
      /**
       * This is the id for the consumer.
       * 
       * @return the consumer id.
       */
      String getId();
      
      /**
       * The human readable description for this consumer.
       * 
       * @return the human readable description for this consumer.
       */
      String getDescription();
      
      /**
       * Add a consumer monitor to the consumer.
       * 
       * @param monitor the monitor to add.
       */
      void addConsumerMonitor( ConsumerMonitor monitor );
      
      /**
       * Remove a consumer monitor.
       * 
       * @param monitor the monitor to remove.
       */
      void removeConsumerMonitor( ConsumerMonitor monitor );
  }
  