log4j-1.2-api/src/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/spi/Configurator.java

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package org.apache.log4j.spi;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext;

/**
 * Log4j 1.x Configurator interface.
 */
public interface Configurator {

    public static final String INHERITED = "inherited";

    public static final String NULL = "null";


    /**
     Interpret a resource pointed by a InputStream and set up log4j accordingly.

     The configuration is done relative to the <code>hierarchy</code>
     parameter.

     @param inputStream The InputStream to parse

     @since 1.2.17
     */
    void doConfigure(InputStream inputStream, final LoggerContext loggerContext);

    /**
     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
     */
    void doConfigure(URL url, final LoggerContext loggerContext);
}