package org.apache.maven.linkcheck.validation;

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/**
 * <b>This is an immutable class.</b><br/>
 * <p>
 *   This  class is used to return status responses from the
 *   validation handlers.  A persistent result means that it
 *   can be stored in the persistent cache and used across runs.
 * </p>
 * @author <a href="mailto:bwalding@apache.org">Ben Walding</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public class LinkValidationResult {
    public static final int NOTMINE = 0;
    public static final int INVALID = 1;
    public static final int VALID   = 2;
    public static final int UNKNOWN = 3;
    
    private final boolean persistent;
    private final int status;
    
    public LinkValidationResult(int status, boolean persistent) {
        this.status = status;
        this.persistent = persistent;
    }
    
    public boolean isPersistent() {
        return persistent;
    }
    
    
    /**
     * Returns the status.
     * @return int
     */
    public int getStatus() {
        return status;
    }

    

}
