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+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package uk.org.ury.frontend;
+
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+
+/**
+ * Factory for descriptive error dialogues.
+ * 
+ * @author  Matt Windsor
+ *
+ */
+
+public class FrontendError
+{
+  private final static String FATAL_TITLE = "Unrecoverable Error";
+  
+  private final static String FATAL_PREFIX = 
+  "An unrecoverable error has occurred, and the program must close "
+  + "immediately.\n"
+  + "Any unsaved work may have been permanently lost.\n\n"
+  + "Please let URY Computing know about this error.\n\n"
+  + "The error message reported was:\n\t";
+  
+  private final static String FATAL_SUFFIX = "";
+  
+  
+  /** 
+   * Create an error dialogue to report a fatal error.
+   * 
+   * @string message  The message, eg the exception message, 
+   *                  to report to the user.
+   */
+  
+  public static void
+  reportFatal (String message, FrontendFrame frame)
+  {
+    // TODO: Log
+    
+    // TODO: Replace with bespoke error dialogue?
+    
+    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (frame, 
+        FATAL_PREFIX + message + FATAL_SUFFIX, 
+        FATAL_TITLE,
+        JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+    
+    System.exit (-1);
+  }
+}