1 /**
2 The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
3 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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5 Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
6 WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
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8
9 The Original Code is "Application.java". Description:
10 "From an HL7 messaging perspective, a consumer of a messages"
11
12 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C)
13 2002. All Rights Reserved.
14
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16
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25 */
26
27 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.app;
28
29 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message;
30
31 /**
32 * The Interface ApplicationExceptionHandler. Allow applications to handle
33 * parsing and handling errors
34 *
35 * @author Gabriel Landais
36 * @see Application
37 */
38 public interface ApplicationExceptionHandler<T extends Message> extends Application<T> {
39
40 /**
41 * Process an exception.
42 *
43 * @param incomingMessage
44 * the incoming message. This is the raw message which was
45 * received from the external system
46 * @param outgoingMessage
47 * the outgoing message. The response NAK message generated by
48 * HAPI.
49 * @param e
50 * the exception
51 * @return The new outgoing message. This can be set to the value provided
52 * by HAPI in <code>outgoingMessage</code>, or may be replaced with
53 * another message.
54 */
55 String processException(String incomingMessage, String outgoingMessage, Exception e);
56
57 }