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+++ b/sbsv2/raptor/python/filter_interface.py	Mon May 10 19:54:49 2010 +0100
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+# All rights reserved.
+# This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+# under the terms of the License "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+# at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+#
+# Initial Contributors:
+# Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+#
+# Contributors:
+#
+# Description: 
+# Base Class for defining filter classes
+# All filter classes that get defined should derive from this base class
+#
+
+class Filter(object):
+	
+	def open(self, raptor):
+		return False
+	
+	def write(self, text):
+		return False
+
+	def summary(self):
+		return False
+	
+	def close(self):
+		return False
+	
+	def formatError(self, message):
+		return "sbs: error: " + message + "\n"