/*
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*
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* License version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this
* distribution in the LICENSE.txt file. */
package org.apache.log4j.spi;
import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository;
import java.net.URL;
/**
Implemented by classes capable of configuring log4j using a URL.
@since 1.0
@author Anders Kristensen
*/
public interface Configurator {
/**
Special level value signifying inherited behaviour. The current
value of this string constant is <b>inherited</b>. {@link #NULL}
is a synonym. */
public static final String INHERITED = "inherited";
/**
Special level signifying inherited behaviour, same as {@link
#INHERITED}. The current value of this string constant is
<b>null</b>. */
public static final String NULL = "null";
/**
Interpret a resource pointed by a URL and set up log4j accordingly.
The configuration is done relative to the <code>hierarchy</code>
parameter.
@param url The URL to parse
@param repository The hierarchy to operation upon.
*/
void doConfigure(URL url, LoggerRepository repository);
}
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