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12 package org.simantics.message;
14 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
17 * A log to which status events can be written. Logs appear on individual
18 * plug-ins and on the platform itself. Clients can register log listeners which
19 * will receive notification of all log events as they come in.
21 * @author Tuukka Lehtonen
22 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
24 public interface ILogger {
27 * Adds the given log listener to this log. Subsequently the log listener will
28 * receive notification of all log events passing through this log.
29 * This method has no affect if the identical listener is already registered on this log.
31 * @param listener the listener to add to this log
33 public void addLogListener(ILogListener listener);
36 * Returns an identifier name for this log.
38 * @return the identifier name for this log
40 public String getName();
43 * Logs the given status. The status is distributed to the log listeners
44 * installed on this log and then to the log listeners installed on the platform.
46 * @param status the status to log
48 public void log(IStatus status);
51 * Removes the given log listener to this log. Subsequently the log listener will
52 * no longer receive notification of log events passing through this log.
53 * This method has no affect if the identical listener is not registered on this log.
55 * @param listener the listener to remove
57 public void removeLogListener(ILogListener listener);