/*
* Copyright 2014, The Sporting Exchange Limited
*
* 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
*
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package com.betfair.cougar.core.impl.logging;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Properties;
/**
* This interface describes a class that is used to bootstrap the logging system
*
*
* if you don't want an initialisation class, then ensure the System variable
* is null - you would want to do this if you have your own appender config for log4j
*
* If you want to initialise a logging system that is not log4j, then point the
* System variable to your own implementation of this interface.
*
* <code>cougar.core.log.bootstrap.class</code> System variable to point to your implementation
*
* See @CougarLog4JBootstrap
*/
public interface LogBootstrap {
/**
* Launch the logging system
* @param properties - the full set of overlayed properties to bootstrap the logger
* @throws IOException
*/
public void init(Properties properties) throws IOException;
}