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017package org.apache.commons.io.input;
018
019/**
020 * Listener for events from a {@link Tailer}.
021 *
022 * @version $Id: TailerListener.java 1714076 2015-11-12 16:06:41Z krosenvold $
023 * @since 2.0
024 */
025public interface TailerListener {
026
027    /**
028     * The tailer will call this method during construction,
029     * giving the listener a method of stopping the tailer.
030     * @param tailer the tailer.
031     */
032    void init(Tailer tailer);
033
034    /**
035     * This method is called if the tailed file is not found.
036     * <p>
037     * <b>Note:</b> this is called from the tailer thread.
038     */
039    void fileNotFound();
040
041    /**
042     * Called if a file rotation is detected.
043     *
044     * This method is called before the file is reopened, and fileNotFound may
045     * be called if the new file has not yet been created.
046     * <p>
047     * <b>Note:</b> this is called from the tailer thread.
048     */
049    void fileRotated();
050
051    /**
052     * Handles a line from a Tailer.
053     * <p>
054     * <b>Note:</b> this is called from the tailer thread.
055     * @param line the line.
056     */
057    void handle(String line);
058
059    /**
060     * Handles an Exception .
061     * <p>
062     * <b>Note:</b> this is called from the tailer thread.
063     * @param ex the exception.
064     */
065    void handle(Exception ex);
066
067}