2.1/user/src/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/shared/Receiver.java

/*
 * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
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package com.google.gwt.requestfactory.shared;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * <p>
 * <span style="color:red">Experimental API: This class is still under rapid
 * development, and is very likely to be deleted. Use it at your own risk.
 * </span>
 * </p>
 * Implemented by objects that display values.
 * 
 * @param <V> value type
 */
public abstract class Receiver<V> {
  /**
   * Receives general failure notifications. The default implementation throws a
   * RuntimeException with the provided error message.
   */
  public void onFailure(ServerFailure error) {
    throw new RuntimeException(error.getMessage());
  }

  /**
   * Called when a Request has been successfully executed on the server.
   */
  public abstract void onSuccess(V response);

  /**
   * Called if an object sent to the server could not be validated. The default
   * implementation calls {@link #onFailure(ServerFailure)} if <code>errors
   * </code> is not empty.
   */
  public void onViolation(Set<Violation> errors) {
    if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
      onFailure(new ServerFailure(
          "The call failed on the server due to a ConstraintViolation",
          "", ""));
    }
  }
}