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package org.springframework.context.alert;

/**
 * The set of alert severities.
 * @author Keith Donald
 * @since 3.0 
 * @see Alert
 */
public enum Severity {

	/**
	 * The "Informational" severity.
	 * Indicates a successful operation or result.
	 */
	INFO,

	/**
	 * The "Warning" severity.
	 * Indicates there is a minor problem, or to inform the user of possible misuse,
	 * or to indicate a problem may arise in the future.
	 */
	WARNING,

	/**
	 * The "Error" severity.
	 * Indicates a significant problem like a business rule violation.
	 */
	ERROR,

	/**
	 * The "Fatal" severity.
	 * Indicates a fatal problem like a system error or runtime exception.
	 */
	FATAL

}
