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+/*     ____ ____  ____ ____  ______                                     *\
+**    / __// __ \/ __// __ \/ ____/    SOcos COmpiles Scala             **
+**  __\_ \/ /_/ / /__/ /_/ /\_ \       (c) 2002, LAMP/EPFL              **
+** /_____/\____/\___/\____/____/                                        **
+\*                                                                      */
+
+// $Id$
+
+package scala.tools.util;
+
+/**
+ * This interface provides methods to issue information, warning and
+ * error messages.
+ */
+public interface Reporter {
+
+    //########################################################################
+    // Public Methods - Flags
+
+    /** Are information messages issued? */
+    public boolean verbose();
+    /** Are warnings issued? */
+    public boolean nowarn();
+    /** Is a prompt displayed after errors and warnings? */
+    public boolean prompt();
+
+    /** Sets whether information messages are issued. */
+    public void verbose(boolean verbose);
+    /** Sets whether warnings are issued. */
+    public void nowarn(boolean nowarn);
+    /** Sets whether a prompt is displayed after errors and warnings. */
+    public void prompt(boolean prompt);
+
+    //########################################################################
+    // Public Methods - Count
+
+    /** Returns the number of warnings issued. */
+    public int warnings();
+
+    /** Returns the number of errors issued. */
+    public int errors();
+
+    /** Resets all counters. */
+    public void resetCounters();
+
+    //########################################################################
+    // Public Methods - Report
+
+    /**
+     * Issues an information. The position may be null. If force is
+     * true, the message is displayed even in non-verbose mode.
+     */
+    public void info(Position position, String message, boolean force);
+
+    /** Issues a warning. The position may be null. */
+    public void warning(Position position, String message);
+
+    /** Issues an error. The position may be null. */
+    public void error(Position position, String message);
+
+    //########################################################################
+}