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+package org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Objects.*;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.*;
+import static org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorMediaType.*;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * The standard error message type used in the vCloud REST API.
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * &lt;xs:complexType name="ErrorType"&gt;
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+@XmlRootElement(namespace = NS, name = "Error")
+public class Error {
+
+   public static Builder builder() {
+      return new Builder();
+   }
+
+   public Builder toBuilder() {
+      return new Builder().fromError(this);
+   }
+
+   public static class Builder {
+
+      protected String message;
+      protected int majorErrorCode;
+      protected String minorErrorCode;
+      protected String vendorSpecificErrorCode;
+      protected String stackTrace;
+
+      /**
+       * @see Error#getMessage()
+       */
+      public Builder message(String message) {
+         this.message = message;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see Error#getMajorErrorCode()
+       */
+      public Builder majorErrorCode(int majorErrorCode) {
+         this.majorErrorCode = majorErrorCode;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see Error#getMinorErrorCode()
+       */
+      public Builder minorErrorCode(String minorErrorCode) {
+         this.minorErrorCode = minorErrorCode;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see Error#getVendorSpecificErrorCode()
+       */
+      public Builder vendorSpecificErrorCode(String vendorSpecificErrorCode) {
+         this.vendorSpecificErrorCode = vendorSpecificErrorCode;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see Error#getStackTrace()
+       */
+      public Builder stackTrace(String stackTrace) {
+         this.stackTrace = stackTrace;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      public Error build() {
+         Error error = new Error(message, majorErrorCode, minorErrorCode);
+         error.setVendorSpecificErrorCode(vendorSpecificErrorCode);
+         error.setStackTrace(stackTrace);
+         return error;
+      }
+
+      public Builder fromError(Error in) {
+         return message(in.getMessage())
+                 .majorErrorCode(in.getMajorErrorCode())
+                 .minorErrorCode(in.getMinorErrorCode())
+                 .vendorSpecificErrorCode(in.getVendorSpecificErrorCode())
+                 .stackTrace(in.getStackTrace());
+      }
+   }
+
+   @XmlAttribute
+   protected String message;
+   @XmlAttribute
+   protected int majorErrorCode;
+   @XmlAttribute
+   protected String minorErrorCode;
+   @XmlAttribute
+   protected String vendorSpecificErrorCode;
+   @XmlAttribute
+   protected String stackTrace;
+
+   private Error(String message, int majorErrorCode, String minorErrorCode) {
+      this.message = checkNotNull(message, "message");
+      this.majorErrorCode = majorErrorCode;
+      this.minorErrorCode = checkNotNull(minorErrorCode, "minorErrorCode");
+   }
+
+   private Error() {
+      // For JAXB
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * An one line, human-readable message describing the error that occurred.
+    */
+   public String getMessage() {
+      return message;
+   }
+
+   public void setMessage(String message) {
+      this.message = message;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * The class of the error. Matches the HTTP status code.
+    */
+   public int getMajorErrorCode() {
+      return majorErrorCode;
+   }
+
+   public void setMajorErrorCode(int majorErrorCode) {
+      this.majorErrorCode = majorErrorCode;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Specific API error code.
+    *
+    * For example - can indicate that vApp power on failed by some reason.
+    */
+   public String getMinorErrorCode() {
+      return minorErrorCode;
+   }
+
+   public void setMinorErrorCode(String minorErrorCode) {
+      this.minorErrorCode = minorErrorCode;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * A vendor/implementation specific error code that point to specific
+    * modules/parts of the code and can make problem diagnostics easier.
+    */
+   public String getVendorSpecificErrorCode() {
+      return vendorSpecificErrorCode;
+   }
+
+   public void setVendorSpecificErrorCode(String vendorSpecificErrorCode) {
+      this.vendorSpecificErrorCode = vendorSpecificErrorCode;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * The stack trace of the exception which when examined might make problem
+    * diagnostics easier.
+    */
+   public String getStackTrace() {
+      return stackTrace;
+   }
+
+   public void setStackTrace(String stackTrace) {
+      this.stackTrace = stackTrace;
+   }
+
+
+@Override
+   public boolean equals(Object o) {
+      if (!super.equals(o))
+         return false;
+      Error that = (Error) o;
+      return equal(this.message, that.message) &&
+            equal(this.majorErrorCode, that.majorErrorCode) &&
+            equal(this.minorErrorCode, that.minorErrorCode) &&
+            equal(this.vendorSpecificErrorCode, that.vendorSpecificErrorCode) &&
+            equal(this.stackTrace, that.stackTrace);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public int hashCode() {
+      return super.hashCode() + Objects.hashCode(message, majorErrorCode, minorErrorCode, vendorSpecificErrorCode, stackTrace);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return Objects.toStringHelper("")
+            .add("message", message)
+            .add("majorErrorCode", majorErrorCode)
+            .add("minorErrorCode", minorErrorCode)
+            .toString();
+   }
+}
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