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+#
+# Author:: Tyler Cloke (<tyler@opscode.com>)
+#
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2012 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# 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,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+class Chef
+  module Formatters
+    # == Formatters::ErrorDescription
+    # Class for displaying errors on STDOUT.
+    class ErrorDescription
+
+      attr_reader :sections
+
+      def initialize(title)
+        @title = title
+        @sections = []
+      end
+
+      def section(heading, text)
+        @sections << [heading, text]
+      end
+
+      def display(out)
+        out.puts "=" * 80
+        out.puts @title, :red
+        out.puts "=" * 80
+        out.puts "\n"
+        sections.each do |section|
+          display_section(section, out)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def for_json()
+        {
+          'title' => @title,
+          'sections' => @sections
+        }
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def display_section(section, out)
+        heading, text = section
+        out.puts heading
+        out.puts "-" * heading.size
+        out.puts text
+        out.puts "\n"
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end