/*
 This file is part of the software framework JStatCom, 
 a library for building applications for data based analysis.

 Copyright (C) 2000-2005  Markus Kraetzig

 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
 USA
 */

package com.jstatcom.io;

/**
 * Simple interface to be implemented by components that process redirected
 * output from Stdout and Stderr.
 * 
 * @author Markus Kraetzig
 */
public interface RedirectReceiver {
    /**
     * Appends a message.
     * 
     * @param s
     *            the string to append
     */
    void append(String s);

    /**
     * Shows the component implementing this. Useful for GUI components that
     * might need to be replaced.
     * 
     * @param show
     *            if true then show, otherwise hide
     */
    void setVisible(boolean show);

}