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+%% -*- erlang-indent-level: 2 -*-
+%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% %CopyrightBegin%
+%% 
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2009. All Rights Reserved.
+%% 
+%% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+%% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+%% compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+%% Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+%% retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+%% 
+%% Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+%% basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+%% the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+%% under the License.
+%% 
+%% %CopyrightEnd%
+%%
+
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%% File    : dialyzer_explanation.erl
+%%% Author  : Elli Fragkaki <[email protected]>
+%%% Description : 
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(dialyzer_explanation).
+
+-export([expl_loop/3]).
+
+-include("dialyzer.hrl").
+
+-spec expl_loop(pid(), dialyzer_codeserver:codeserver(), dialyzer_plt:plt()) ->
+	no_return().
+
+expl_loop(Parent, CServer, Plt) ->
+  receive
+    {Parent, warning, _Warning} ->
+      send_explanation(Parent, none),
+      expl_loop(Parent, CServer, Plt);
+    {Parent, further, _Explanation} -> 
+      Parent ! {self(), further, none},
+      expl_loop(Parent, CServer, Plt);
+    Other ->
+      io:format("Unknown message: ~p\n", [Other]),
+      expl_loop(Parent, CServer, Plt)
+  end.
+
+send_explanation(Parent, Expl) ->
+  Parent ! {self(), explanation, Expl},
+  ok.
+