user/src/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/server/ExceptionHandler.java

/*
 * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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package com.google.gwt.requestfactory.server;

import com.google.gwt.requestfactory.shared.ServerFailure;

/**
 * Handles an exception produced while processing a request.
 * 
 * @see DefaultExceptionHandler
 */
public interface ExceptionHandler {
  /**
   * Generates a {@link ServerFailure} based on the information contained in the
   * received {@code exception}.
   * 
   * @param throwable a Throwable instance
   * @return a {@link ServerFailure} instance
   * @see DefaultExceptionHandler
   */
  ServerFailure createServerFailure(Throwable throwable);
}