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+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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+ */
+
+package org.apache.log4j.spi;
+
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Appender;
+import org.apache.log4j.Category;
+import org.apache.log4j.Level;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ A <code>LoggerRepository</code> is used to create and retrieve
+ <code>Loggers</code>. The relation between loggers in a repository
+ depends on the repository but typically loggers are arranged in a
+ named hierarchy.
+
+ <p>In addition to the creational methods, a
+ <code>LoggerRepository</code> can be queried for existing loggers,
+ can act as a point of registry for events related to loggers.
+
+ @author Ceki Gülcü
+ @since 1.2 */
+public interface LoggerRepository {
+
+ /**
+ Add a {@link HierarchyEventListener} event to the repository.
+ */
+ public
+ void addHierarchyEventListener(HierarchyEventListener listener);
+
+ /**
+ Returns whether this repository is disabled for a given
+ level. The answer depends on the repository threshold and the
+ <code>level</code> parameter. See also {@link #setThreshold}
+ method. */
+ boolean isDisabled(int level);
+
+ /**
+ Set the repository-wide threshold. All logging requests below the
+ threshold are immediately dropped. By default, the threshold is
+ set to <code>Level.ALL</code> which has the lowest possible rank. */
+ public
+ void setThreshold(Level level);
+
+ /**
+ Another form of {@link #setThreshold(Level)} accepting a string
+ parameter instead of a <code>Level</code>. */
+ public
+ void setThreshold(String val);
+
+ public
+ void emitNoAppenderWarning(Category cat);
+
+ /**
+ Get the repository-wide threshold. See {@link
+ #setThreshold(Level)} for an explanation. */
+ public
+ Level getThreshold();
+
+ public
+ Logger getLogger(String name);
+
+ public
+ Logger getLogger(String name, LoggerFactory factory);
+
+ public
+ Logger getRootLogger();
+
+ public
+ abstract
+ Logger exists(String name);
+
+ public
+ abstract
+ void shutdown();
+
+ public
+ Enumeration getCurrentLoggers();
+
+ /**
+ Deprecated. Please use {@link #getCurrentLoggers} instead. */
+ public
+ Enumeration getCurrentCategories();
+
+
+ public
+ abstract
+ void fireAddAppenderEvent(Category logger, Appender appender);
+
+ public
+ abstract
+ void resetConfiguration();
+
+}