/*
 * Author: Landon Fuller <landonf@plausiblelabs.com>
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2008-2013 Plausible Labs Cooperative, Inc.
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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

#import "PLCrashReport.h"

/**
 * A crash report formatter accepts a PLCrashReport instance, formats it according to implementation-specified rules,
 * (such as implementing text output support), and returns the result.
 */
@protocol PLCrashReportFormatter

/**
 * Format the provided @a report.
 *
 * @param report Report to be formatted.
 * @param outError A pointer to an NSError object variable. If an error occurs, this pointer will contain an error
 * object indicating why the pending crash report could not be formatted. If no error occurs, this parameter will
 * be left unmodified. You may specify nil for this parameter, and no error information will be provided.
 *
 * @return Returns the formatted report data on success, or nil on failure.
 */
- (NSData *) formatReport: (PLCrashReport *) report error: (NSError **) outError;

@end