diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Core/Objects/Factory/Parsing/IProblemReporter.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Core/Objects/Factory/Parsing/IProblemReporter.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Spring.Objects.Factory.Parsing
+{
+    public interface IProblemReporter
+    {
+        void Fatal(Problem problem);
+        void Warning(Problem problem);
+        void Error(Problem problem);
+    }
+}