Log.java

package org.apache.maven.plugin.logging;

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/**
 * This interface supplies the API for providing feedback to the user from the <code>Mojo</code>, using standard
 * <code>Maven</code> channels.
 * <br/>
 * There should be no big surprises here, although you may notice that the methods accept
 * <code>java.lang.CharSequence</code> rather than <code>java.lang.String</code>. This is provided mainly as a
 * convenience, to enable developers to pass things like <code>java.lang.StringBuffer</code> directly into the logger,
 * rather than formatting first by calling <code>toString()</code>.
 *
 * @author jdcasey
 */
public interface Log
{
    /**
     * @return true if the <b>debug</b> error level is enabled
     */
    boolean isDebugEnabled();

    /**
     * Send a message to the user in the <b>debug</b> error level.
     *
     * @param content
     */
    void debug( CharSequence content );

    /**
     * Send a message (and accompanying exception) to the user in the <b>debug</b> error level.
     * <br/>
     * The error's stacktrace will be output when this error level is enabled.
     *
     * @param content
     * @param error
     */
    void debug( CharSequence content, Throwable error );

    /**
     * Send an exception to the user in the <b>debug</b> error level.
     * <br/>
     * The stack trace for this exception will be output when this error level is enabled.
     *
     * @param error
     */
    void debug( Throwable error );

    /**
     * @return true if the <b>info</b> error level is enabled
     */
    boolean isInfoEnabled();

    /**
     * Send a message to the user in the <b>info</b> error level.
     *
     * @param content
     */
    void info( CharSequence content );

    /**
     * Send a message (and accompanying exception) to the user in the <b>info</b> error level.
     * <br/>
     * The error's stacktrace will be output when this error level is enabled.
     *
     * @param content
     * @param error
     */
    void info( CharSequence content, Throwable error );

    /**
     * Send an exception to the user in the <b>info</b> error level.
     * <br/>
     * The stack trace for this exception will be output when this error level is enabled.
     *
     * @param error
     */
    void info( Throwable error );

    /**
     * @return true if the <b>warn</b> error level is enabled
     */
    boolean isWarnEnabled();

    /**
     * Send a message to the user in the <b>warn</b> error level.
     *
     * @param content
     */
    void warn( CharSequence content );

    /**
     * Send a message (and accompanying exception) to the user in the <b>warn</b> error level.
     * <br/>
     * The error's stacktrace will be output when this error level is enabled.
     *
     * @param content
     * @param error
     */
    void warn( CharSequence content, Throwable error );

    /**
     * Send an exception to the user in the <b>warn</b> error level.
     * <br/>
     * The stack trace for this exception will be output when this error level is enabled.
     *
     * @param error
     */
    void warn( Throwable error );

    /**
     * @return true if the <b>error</b> error level is enabled
     */
    boolean isErrorEnabled();

    /**
     * Send a message to the user in the <b>error</b> error level.
     *
     * @param content
     */
    void error( CharSequence content );

    /**
     * Send a message (and accompanying exception) to the user in the <b>error</b> error level.
     * <br/>
     * The error's stacktrace will be output when this error level is enabled.
     *
     * @param content
     * @param error
     */
    void error( CharSequence content, Throwable error );

    /**
     * Send an exception to the user in the <b>error</b> error level.
     * <br/>
     * The stack trace for this exception will be output when this error level is enabled.
     *
     * @param error
     */
    void error( Throwable error );
}