/*
 * Autopsy Forensic Browser
 *
 * Copyright 2011 Basis Technology Corp.
 * Contact: carrier <at> sleuthkit <dot> org
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 */
package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest;

import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Image;

/**
 * ingest service that acts on entire image (such as Internet history)
 * 
 */
public interface IngestServiceImage extends IngestServiceAbstract {

    /**
     * notification from manager to process image
     * The service notifies viewers via IngestManager.postMessage()
     * and may also write results to the black-board as it is processing.
     * 
     * @param image image to process
     * @param controller controller to the worker, to update progress (if determinate) and check if cancelled
     */
    public void process(Image image, IngestImageWorkerController controller);
}