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package com.salmonllc.util;

/**
 * Interface used by the message log to write messages to different logging packages, like JDK 1.4 logging and Log4J
 */

public interface Logger {
  public static final int TYPE_ASSERTION=0;
  public static final int TYPE_DEBUG=1;
  public static final int TYPE_ERROR=2;
  public static final int TYPE_INFO=3;
  public static final int TYPE_SQL=4;

  /**
   * Log a message to the appropriate message logging package
   * @param message The message to log
   * @param type The type, see TYPE constants at the top of the page
   * @param level The error level
   * @param e an error message
   * @param o the object logging the message
   */
  public void log(String message, int type, int level, Throwable e, Object o );
}