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package org.apache.maven.surefire.api.report;

/**
 * Ability to write a stack trace, filtered to omit locations inside Surefire and Maven.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</a>
 */
public interface StackTraceWriter {
    /**
     * Write the throwable to a string, without trimming.
     *
     * @return the trace
     */
    String writeTraceToString();

    /**
     * Write the throwable to a string, trimming extra locations.
     *
     * @return the trace
     */
    String writeTrimmedTraceToString();

    /**
     * Get the "smart" trimmed (1-2 lines) stacktrace.
     *
     * @return the trace
     */
    String smartTrimmedStackTrace();

    /**
     * Retrieve the throwable for this writer.
     *
     * @return the throwable
     */
    SafeThrowable getThrowable();
}
