LiveActivityLogFactory.java

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package interactivespaces.liveactivity.runtime.logging;

import interactivespaces.activity.ActivityFilesystem;
import interactivespaces.liveactivity.runtime.domain.InstalledLiveActivity;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;

/**
 * A factory for loggers for activities.
 *
 * @author Keith M. Hughes
 */
public interface LiveActivityLogFactory {

  /**
   * Get the logger for a local activity.
   *
   * @param installedActivity
   *          the activity a logger is needed for
   * @param level
   *          initial level for the logger
   * @param activityFilesystem
   *          file system for the activity
   *
   * @return a fully configured logger at the requested level
   */
  Log createLogger(InstalledLiveActivity installedActivity, String level, ActivityFilesystem activityFilesystem);

  /**
   * Release an activity log.
   *
   * @param activityLog
   *          the activity log to release
   */
  void releaseLog(Log activityLog);
}