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 * $URL: https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/event/tags/sakai_2-3-1/event-api/api/src/java/org/sakaiproject/event/api/NotificationEdit.java $
 * $Id: NotificationEdit.java 7072 2006-03-27 20:55:20Z ggolden@umich.edu $
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package org.sakaiproject.event.api;

import org.sakaiproject.entity.api.Edit;

/**
 * <p>
 * NotificationEdit is a mutable Notification.
 * </p>
 */
public interface NotificationEdit extends Notification, Edit
{
	/**
	 * Do the notification.
	 * 
	 * @param event
	 *        The event that matched criteria to cause the notification.
	 */
	void notify(Event event);

	/**
	 * Set the Event function, clearing any that have already been set.
	 * 
	 * @param event
	 *        The Event function to watch for.
	 */
	void setFunction(String function);

	/**
	 * Add another Event function.
	 * 
	 * @param event
	 *        Another Event function to watch for.
	 */
	void addFunction(String function);

	/**
	 * Set the resource reference filter.
	 * 
	 * @param filter
	 *        The resource reference filter.
	 */
	void setResourceFilter(String filter);

	/**
	 * Set the action helper that handles the notify() action.
	 * 
	 * @param action
	 *        The action helper that handles the notify() action.
	 */
	void setAction(NotificationAction action);
}
