/Users/richardallenbair/Documents/Source/Projects/nonsense/swingx/src/beaninfo/CompoundErrorReporter_API.java
/*
 * $Id: CompoundErrorReporter_API.html 1362 2006-08-24 20:06:25Z rbair $
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle,
 * Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */

package org.jdesktop.swingx.error;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import org.jdesktop.swingx.JavaBean;

/**
 * <p>An {@link ErrorReporter} that delegates to one or more other
 * <code>ErrorReporter</code> instances. For example, using this class, you can 
 * send errors both to a {@link LogErrorReporter} and an {@link EmailErrorReporter}.</p>
 *
 * @author rbair
 */
public class CompoundErrorReporter extends JavaBean implements ErrorReporter {

    /** Creates a new instance of CompoundErrorReporter */
    public CompoundErrorReporter();
    
    /**
     * Sets the array of reporters to delegate to.
     * 
     * @param reporters an array of reporters to delegate to. May be null. If null,
     *        this param is treated as an empty array.
     */
    public void setReporters(ErrorReporter... reporters);
    
    /**
     *  Gets the array of reporters that this CompoundReporter delegates to. This
     *  is a defensive copy.
     * 
     *  @return an array of reporter object. This is never null.
     */
    public final ErrorReporter[] getReporters();

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    public void reportError(ErrorInfo info);
}