log4jMini/src/java/org/apache/log4j/spi/OptionHandler.java

package org.apache.log4j.spi;

import org.apache.log4j.FileAppender;

/**
   A string based interface to configure package components.

   @author Ceki Gülcü
 */
public interface OptionHandler {

  /**
     Activate the options that were previously set with calls to option
     setters.

     <p>This allows to defer activiation of the options until all
     options have been set. This is required for components which have
     related options that remain ambigous until all are set.

   */
  public
  void activateOptions();
  
  public
  String[] getOptionStrings();
  
  public
  void setOption(String key, String value);
}