Appender.java

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package com.monits.blackberry.commons.logger.appender;

/**
 * This interface must be implemented by classes that want to handle outputting events.
 * @author Rodrigo Pereyra.
 *
 */
public interface Appender {

	/**
	 * Log the formatted message and the info provided by the {@link Throwable} object.
	 * @param loggerName Logger instance name.
	 * @param logLevel Log level.
	 * @param formatedMessage Message with a custom format.
	 * @param t Exception to log, including it stack trace.
	 */
	public void logEvent(String loggerName, int logLevel, String formatedMessage, Throwable t);

	/**
	 * @return the minimumLogLevel
	 */
	public int getMinimumLogLevel();

	/**
	 * Set the minimum log level for this appender.
	 * @param minimumLogLevel the minimumLogLevel.
	 */
	public void setMinimumLogLevel(int logLevel);
}