Package com.onwbp.base.text

Class Severity

java.lang.Object

com.onwbp.base.text.Severity

public final class Severity
extends Object

This enumeration class defines the possible severity levels of user messages.

See Also:

UserMessage

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static Severity	ERROR	Specifies an error.
static Severity	FATAL	Specifies a "fatal" error, the highest severity.
static Severity	INFO	Specifies an information message, the lowest severity.
static Severity	WARNING	Specifies a warning.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Map<Severity, UserMessage>	getAllSeveritiesWithLabel()	Returns a map from the available severities to their corresponding user message.
String	getLabel()
boolean	isEqualOrMoreSevereThan (Severity anotherSeverity)	Returns true if this severity level is equal to or higher than the one specified.
boolean	isError()
boolean	isFatal()
boolean	isInfo()
boolean	isWarning()
static Severity	parseFlag (String aFlag)	Returns the severity instance corresponding to the flag specified.
static Severity	parseLabel (String aLabel)	Returns the severity instance that corresponds with the label specified.
String	toParsableString()	Returns a flag identifying the severity.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

FATAL

public static final Severity FATAL

Specifies a "fatal" error, the highest severity.

ERROR

public static final Severity ERROR

Specifies an error.

WARNING

public static final Severity WARNING

Specifies a warning.

INFO

public static final Severity INFO

Specifies an information message, the lowest severity.

Method Detail

parseFlag

public static Severity parseFlag(String aFlag)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the severity instance corresponding to the flag specified. The flag should have been generated by method toParsableString().

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if aFlag does not have the format expected, or if it is not recognized.

parseLabel

public static Severity parseLabel(String aLabel)
                           throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the severity instance that corresponds with the label specified. The label should have been generated by method getLabel().

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if aLabel is not recognized.

getLabel

public String getLabel()

toParsableString

public String toParsableString()

Returns a flag identifying the severity. The returned string can be converted back into a Severity instance using method parseFlag(String).

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

isFatal

public boolean isFatal()

isError

public boolean isError()

isWarning

public boolean isWarning()

isInfo

public boolean isInfo()

isEqualOrMoreSevereThan

public boolean isEqualOrMoreSevereThan(Severity anotherSeverity)

Returns true if this severity level is equal to or higher than the one specified.

The order of severity levels is as follows:

FATAL > ERROR > WARNING > INFO

getAllSeveritiesWithLabel

public static Map<Severity,UserMessage> getAllSeveritiesWithLabel()

Returns a map from the available severities to their corresponding user message.