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"""Interfaces for PyLint objects"""

from logilab.common.interface import Interface


class IChecker(Interface):
    """This is an base interface, not designed to be used elsewhere than for
    sub interfaces definition.
    """

    def open(self):
        """called before visiting project (i.e set of modules)"""

    def close(self):
        """called after visiting project (i.e set of modules)"""


class IRawChecker(IChecker):
    """interface for checker which need to parse the raw file
    """

    def process_module(self, astroid):
        """ process a module

        the module's content is accessible via astroid.file_stream
        """


class ITokenChecker(IChecker):
    """Interface for checkers that need access to the token list."""
    def process_tokens(self, tokens):
        """Process a module.

        tokens is a list of all source code tokens in the file.
        """


class IAstroidChecker(IChecker):
    """ interface for checker which prefers receive events according to
    statement type
    """


class IReporter(Interface):
    """ reporter collect messages and display results encapsulated in a layout
    """
    def add_message(self, msg_id, location, msg):
        """add a message of a given type

        msg_id is a message identifier
        location is a 3-uple (module, object, line)
        msg is the actual message
        """

    def display_results(self, layout):
        """display results encapsulated in the layout tree
        """


__all__ = ('IRawChecker', 'IAstroidChecker', 'ITokenChecker', 'IReporter')