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using System;
using System.Reflection;
using log4net.Core;
namespace log4net
{
///
/// The ILog interface is use by application to log messages into
/// the log4net framework.
///
///
///
/// Use the to obtain logger instances
/// that implement this interface. The
/// static method is used to get logger instances.
///
///
/// This class contains methods for logging at different levels and also
/// has properties for determining if those logging levels are
/// enabled in the current configuration.
///
///
/// This interface can be implemented in different ways. This documentation
/// specifies reasonable behavior that a caller can expect from the actual
/// implementation, however different implementations reserve the right to
/// do things differently.
///
///
/// Simple example of logging messages
///
/// ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger("application-log");
///
/// log.Info("Application Start");
/// log.Debug("This is a debug message");
///
/// if (log.IsDebugEnabled)
/// {
/// log.Debug("This is another debug message");
/// }
///
///
///
///
/// Nicko Cadell
/// Gert Driesen
public interface ILog : ILoggerWrapper
{
/// Log a message object with the level.
///
/// Log a message object with the level.
///
/// The message object to log.
///
///
/// This method first checks if this logger is DEBUG
/// enabled by comparing the level of this logger with the
/// level. If this logger is
/// DEBUG enabled, then it converts the message object
/// (passed as parameter) to a string by invoking the appropriate
/// . It then
/// proceeds to call all the registered appenders in this logger
/// and also higher in the hierarchy depending on the value of
/// the additivity flag.
///
/// WARNING Note that passing an
/// to this method will print the name of the
/// but no stack trace. To print a stack trace use the
/// form instead.
///
///
///
///
void Debug(object message);
///
/// Log a message object with the level including
/// the stack trace of the passed
/// as a parameter.
///
/// The message object to log.
/// The exception to log, including its stack trace.
///
///
/// See the form for more detailed information.
///
///
///
///
void Debug(object message, Exception exception);
/// Log a formatted string with the level.
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void DebugFormat(string format, params object[] args);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void DebugFormat(string format, object arg0);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void DebugFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void DebugFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1, object arg2);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// An that supplies culture-specific formatting information
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void DebugFormat(IFormatProvider provider, string format, params object[] args);
/// Log a message object with the level.
///
/// Logs a message object with the level.
///
///
///
/// This method first checks if this logger is INFO
/// enabled by comparing the level of this logger with the
/// level. If this logger is
/// INFO enabled, then it converts the message object
/// (passed as parameter) to a string by invoking the appropriate
/// . It then
/// proceeds to call all the registered appenders in this logger
/// and also higher in the hierarchy depending on the value of the
/// additivity flag.
///
/// WARNING Note that passing an
/// to this method will print the name of the
/// but no stack trace. To print a stack trace use the
/// form instead.
///
///
/// The message object to log.
///
///
void Info(object message);
///
/// Logs a message object with the INFO level including
/// the stack trace of the passed
/// as a parameter.
///
/// The message object to log.
/// The exception to log, including its stack trace.
///
///
/// See the form for more detailed information.
///
///
///
///
void Info(object message, Exception exception);
/// Log a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void InfoFormat(string format, params object[] args);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void InfoFormat(string format, object arg0);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void InfoFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void InfoFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1, object arg2);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// An that supplies culture-specific formatting information
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void InfoFormat(IFormatProvider provider, string format, params object[] args);
/// Log a message object with the level.
///
/// Log a message object with the level.
///
///
///
/// This method first checks if this logger is WARN
/// enabled by comparing the level of this logger with the
/// level. If this logger is
/// WARN enabled, then it converts the message object
/// (passed as parameter) to a string by invoking the appropriate
/// . It then
/// proceeds to call all the registered appenders in this logger
/// and also higher in the hierarchy depending on the value of the
/// additivity flag.
///
/// WARNING Note that passing an
/// to this method will print the name of the
/// but no stack trace. To print a stack trace use the
/// form instead.
///
///
/// The message object to log.
///
///
void Warn(object message);
///
/// Log a message object with the level including
/// the stack trace of the passed
/// as a parameter.
///
/// The message object to log.
/// The exception to log, including its stack trace.
///
///
/// See the form for more detailed information.
///
///
///
///
void Warn(object message, Exception exception);
/// Log a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void WarnFormat(string format, params object[] args);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void WarnFormat(string format, object arg0);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void WarnFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void WarnFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1, object arg2);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// An that supplies culture-specific formatting information
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void WarnFormat(IFormatProvider provider, string format, params object[] args);
/// Log a message object with the level.
///
/// Logs a message object with the level.
///
/// The message object to log.
///
///
/// This method first checks if this logger is ERROR
/// enabled by comparing the level of this logger with the
/// level. If this logger is
/// ERROR enabled, then it converts the message object
/// (passed as parameter) to a string by invoking the appropriate
/// . It then
/// proceeds to call all the registered appenders in this logger
/// and also higher in the hierarchy depending on the value of the
/// additivity flag.
///
/// WARNING Note that passing an
/// to this method will print the name of the
/// but no stack trace. To print a stack trace use the
/// form instead.
///
///
///
///
void Error(object message);
///
/// Log a message object with the level including
/// the stack trace of the passed
/// as a parameter.
///
/// The message object to log.
/// The exception to log, including its stack trace.
///
///
/// See the form for more detailed information.
///
///
///
///
void Error(object message, Exception exception);
/// Log a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void ErrorFormat(string format, params object[] args);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void ErrorFormat(string format, object arg0);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void ErrorFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void ErrorFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1, object arg2);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// An that supplies culture-specific formatting information
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void ErrorFormat(IFormatProvider provider, string format, params object[] args);
/// Log a message object with the level.
///
/// Log a message object with the level.
///
///
///
/// This method first checks if this logger is FATAL
/// enabled by comparing the level of this logger with the
/// level. If this logger is
/// FATAL enabled, then it converts the message object
/// (passed as parameter) to a string by invoking the appropriate
/// . It then
/// proceeds to call all the registered appenders in this logger
/// and also higher in the hierarchy depending on the value of the
/// additivity flag.
///
/// WARNING Note that passing an
/// to this method will print the name of the
/// but no stack trace. To print a stack trace use the
/// form instead.
///
///
/// The message object to log.
///
///
void Fatal(object message);
///
/// Log a message object with the level including
/// the stack trace of the passed
/// as a parameter.
///
/// The message object to log.
/// The exception to log, including its stack trace.
///
///
/// See the form for more detailed information.
///
///
///
///
void Fatal(object message, Exception exception);
/// Log a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void FatalFormat(string format, params object[] args);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void FatalFormat(string format, object arg0);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void FatalFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
/// An Object to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void FatalFormat(string format, object arg0, object arg1, object arg2);
///
/// Logs a formatted message string with the level.
///
/// An that supplies culture-specific formatting information
/// A String containing zero or more format items
/// An Object array containing zero or more objects to format
///
///
/// The message is formatted using the String.Format method. See
/// for details of the syntax of the format string and the behavior
/// of the formatting.
///
///
/// This method does not take an object to include in the
/// log event. To pass an use one of the
/// methods instead.
///
///
///
///
void FatalFormat(IFormatProvider provider, string format, params object[] args);
///
/// Checks if this logger is enabled for the level.
///
///
/// true if this logger is enabled for events, false otherwise.
///
///
///
/// This function is intended to lessen the computational cost of
/// disabled log debug statements.
///
/// For some ILog interface log, when you write:
///
/// log.Debug("This is entry number: " + i );
///
///
/// You incur the cost constructing the message, string construction and concatenation in
/// this case, regardless of whether the message is logged or not.
///
///
/// If you are worried about speed (who isn't), then you should write:
///
///
/// if (log.IsDebugEnabled)
/// {
/// log.Debug("This is entry number: " + i );
/// }
///
///
/// This way you will not incur the cost of parameter
/// construction if debugging is disabled for log. On
/// the other hand, if the log is debug enabled, you
/// will incur the cost of evaluating whether the logger is debug
/// enabled twice. Once in and once in
/// the . This is an insignificant overhead
/// since evaluating a logger takes about 1% of the time it
/// takes to actually log. This is the preferred style of logging.
///
/// Alternatively if your logger is available statically then the is debug
/// enabled state can be stored in a static variable like this:
///
///
/// private static readonly bool isDebugEnabled = log.IsDebugEnabled;
///
///
/// Then when you come to log you can write:
///
///
/// if (isDebugEnabled)
/// {
/// log.Debug("This is entry number: " + i );
/// }
///
///
/// This way the debug enabled state is only queried once
/// when the class is loaded. Using a private static readonly
/// variable is the most efficient because it is a run time constant
/// and can be heavily optimized by the JIT compiler.
///
///
/// Of course if you use a static readonly variable to
/// hold the enabled state of the logger then you cannot
/// change the enabled state at runtime to vary the logging
/// that is produced. You have to decide if you need absolute
/// speed or runtime flexibility.
///
///
///
///
bool IsDebugEnabled { get; }
///
/// Checks if this logger is enabled for the level.
///
///
/// true if this logger is enabled for events, false otherwise.
///
///
/// For more information see .
///
///
///
///
bool IsInfoEnabled { get; }
///
/// Checks if this logger is enabled for the level.
///
///
/// true if this logger is enabled for events, false otherwise.
///
///
/// For more information see .
///
///
///
///
bool IsWarnEnabled { get; }
///
/// Checks if this logger is enabled for the level.
///
///
/// true if this logger is enabled for events, false otherwise.
///
///
/// For more information see .
///
///
///
///
bool IsErrorEnabled { get; }
///
/// Checks if this logger is enabled for the level.
///
///
/// true if this logger is enabled for events, false otherwise.
///
///
/// For more information see .
///
///
///
///
bool IsFatalEnabled { get; }
}
}