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package org.apache.tomcat.catalina;


/**
 * A <b>Logger</b> is a generic interface for the message and exception
 * logging methods of the ServletContext interface.  Loggers can be
 * attached at any Container level, but will typically only be attached
 * to a Context, or higher level, Container.
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2000/01/26 17:45:08 $
 */

public interface Logger {


    // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties


    /**
     * Return the Container with which this Logger has been associated.
     */
    public Container getContainer();


    /**
     * Set the Container with which this Logger has been associated.
     *
     * @param container The associated Container
     */
    public void setContainer(Container container);


    /**
     * Return descriptive information about this Logger implementation and
     * the corresponding version number, in the format
     * <code>&lt;description&gt;/&lt;version&gt;</code>.
     */
    public String getInfo();


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods


    /**
     * Writes the specified message to a servlet log file, usually an event
     * log.  The name and type of the servlet log is specific to the
     * servlet container.
     *
     * @param msg A <code>String</code> specifying the message to be written
     *  to the log file
     */
    public void log(String msg);


    /**
     * Writes the specified exception, and message, to a servlet log file.
     * The implementation of this method should call
     * <code>log(msg, exception)</code> instead.  This method is deprecated
     * in the ServletContext interface, but not deprecated here to avoid
     * many useless compiler warnings.
     *
     * @param exception An <code>Exception</code> to be reported
     * @param msg The associated message string
     */
    public void log(Exception exception, String msg);


    /**
     * Writes an explanatory message and a stack trace for a given
     * <code>Throwable</code> exception to the servlet log file.  The name
     * and type of the servlet log file is specific to the servlet container,
     * usually an event log.
     *
     * @param message A <code>String</code> that describes the error or
     *  exception
     * @param throwable The <code>Throwable</code> error or exception
     */
    public void log(String message, Throwable throwable);


}
