//#if defined(COGNITIVE)
//@#$LPS-COGNITIVE:GranularityType:Package
// $Id: Offender.java 38 2010-04-03 19:14:10Z marcusvnac $
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package org.argouml.cognitive;
/**
* An Offender is an object which produces a ToDoItem. When such an item is
* produced the offender as well as the designer can be informed about the new
* ToDoItem.
*
* see DesignMaterial
*
* @author MarkusK
*
*/
public interface Offender {
/**
* When a poster produces a ToDoItem, both the Designer and the "offending"
* DesignMaterial's are notified. Subclasses may, for example, visually
* change their appearance to indicate the presence of an error. One paper
* called this 'clarifiers'.<p>
*
* @param item
* the todo item
*/
void inform(ToDoItem item);
}
//#endif