org.expath.pkg.repo

Interface UserInteractionStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

BatchUserInteraction, TextUserInteraction

public interface UserInteractionStrategy

Define the way the application can interact with the user. Each concrete application will create a concrete implementation. For instance, the text command line application will implement a text menu-based strategy, while the graphical GUI will use dialog boxes and such.

Author:

Florent Georges

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	ask(java.lang.String prompt, boolean dflt) Ask something to the user (the response must be a boolean.)
java.lang.String	ask(java.lang.String prompt, java.lang.String dflt) Ask something to the user (the response must be a String.)
void	logInfo(java.lang.String msg) A log message, "info" level.
void	messageError(java.lang.String msg) A message to display to the user, "error" level.
void	messageInfo(java.lang.String msg) A message to display to the user, "info" level.

Method Detail

messageInfo

void messageInfo(java.lang.String msg)
          throws PackageException

A message to display to the user, "info" level.

Parameters:

msg - The message to display.

Throws:

PackageException - if an error occurs

messageError

void messageError(java.lang.String msg)
           throws PackageException

A message to display to the user, "error" level.

Parameters:

msg - The message to display.

Throws:

PackageException - if an error occurs

logInfo

void logInfo(java.lang.String msg)
      throws PackageException

A log message, "info" level.

Parameters:

msg - The log message.

Throws:

PackageException - if an error occurs

ask

boolean ask(java.lang.String prompt,
            boolean dflt)
     throws PackageException

Ask something to the user (the response must be a boolean.)

Parameters:

prompt - The prompt to display to the user (to ask the question.)

dflt - The default value to propose.

Returns:

The value the user has given.

Throws:

PackageException - if an error occurs

ask

java.lang.String ask(java.lang.String prompt,
                     java.lang.String dflt)
              throws PackageException

Ask something to the user (the response must be a String.)

Parameters:

prompt - The prompt to display to the user (to ask the question.)

dflt - The default value to propose.

Returns:

The value the user has given.

Throws:

PackageException - if an error occurs