log4j-api/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/Logger.java

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package org.apache.logging.log4j;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.Message;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MessageFactory;

/**
 * This is the central interface in the log4j package. Most logging operations, except configuration, are done through
 * this interface.
 *
 * <p>
 * The canonical way to obtain a Logger for a class is through {@link LogManager#getLogger()}. Typically, each class
 * gets its own Logger named after its fully qualified class name (the default Logger name when obtained through the
 * {@link LogManager#getLogger()} method). Thus, the simplest way to use this would be like so:
 * </p>
 * <pre>
 *     public class MyClass {
 *         private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
 *         // ...
 *     }
 * </pre>
 * <p>
 * For ease of filtering, searching, sorting, etc., it is generally a good idea to create Loggers for each class rather
 * than sharing Loggers. Instead, {@link Marker Markers} should be used for shared, filterable identification.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * For service provider implementations, it is recommended to extend the
 * {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger} class rather than implementing this interface directly.
 * </p>
 */
public interface Logger {

    /**
     * Logs an exception or error that has been caught to a specific logging level.
     *
     * @param level The logging Level.
     * @param t The Throwable.
     */
    void catching(Level level, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs an exception or error that has been caught. Normally, one may wish to provide additional information with
     * an exception while logging it; in these cases, one would not use this method. In other cases where simply
     * logging the fact that an exception was swallowed somewhere (e.g., at the top of the stack trace in a
     * {@code main()} method), this method is ideal for it.
     *
     * @param t The Throwable.
     */
    void catching(Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void debug(Marker marker, Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void debug(Marker marker, Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void debug(Marker marker, Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void debug(Marker marker, Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void debug(Marker marker, String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     */
    void debug(Marker marker, String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void debug(Marker marker, String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void debug(Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void debug(Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void debug(Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void debug(Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void debug(String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level.
     *
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     */
    void debug(String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void debug(String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs entry to a method. Used when the method in question has no parameters or when the parameters should not be
     * logged.
     */
    void entry();

    /**
     * Logs entry to a method along with its parameters. For example,
     * <pre>
     *     public void doSomething(String foo, int bar) {
     *         LOGGER.entry(foo, bar);
     *         // do something
     *     }
     * </pre>
     * <p>The use of methods such as this are more effective when combined with aspect-oriented programming or other
     * bytecode manipulation tools. It can be rather tedious (and messy) to use this type of method manually.</p>
     *
     * @param params The parameters to the method.
     * @doubt Use of varargs results in array creation which can be a substantial portion of no-op case. LogMF/LogSF
     *        provides several overrides to avoid vararg except in edge cases. (RG) LogMF and LogSF implement these in
     *        LogXF which calls logger.callAppenders. callAppenders is part of the implementation and cannot be used by
     *        the API. Adding more methods here and in AbstractLogger is sufficient.
     */
    void entry(Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void error(Marker marker, Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void error(Marker marker, Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void error(Marker marker, Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void error(Marker marker, Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void error(Marker marker, String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     *
     * @doubt Likely to misinterpret existing log4j client code that intended to call info(Object,Throwable). Incurs
     *        array creation expense on every call. (RG) I assume you meant error, not info. It isn't possible to be
     *        misinterpreted as the previous method is for that signature. Methods should be added to avoid varargs for
     *        1, 2 or 3 parameters.
     */
    void error(Marker marker, String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void error(Marker marker, String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void error(Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void error(Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void error(Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void error(Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void error(String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level.
     *
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     *
     * @doubt Likely to misinterpret existing log4j client code that intended to call info(Object,Throwable). Incurs
     *        array creation expense on every call. (RG) I assume you meant error, not info. It isn't possible to be
     *        misinterpreted as the previous method is for that signature. Methods should be added to avoid varargs for
     *        1, 2 or 3 parameters.
     */
    void error(String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void error(String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs exit from a method. Used for methods that do not return anything.
     */
    void exit();

    /**
     * Logs exiting from a method with the result. This may be coded as:
     * <pre>
     *     return LOGGER.exit(myResult);
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param <R> The type of the parameter and object being returned.
     * @param result The result being returned from the method call.
     * @return the result.
     */
    <R> R exit(R result);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void fatal(Marker marker, Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void fatal(Marker marker, Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void fatal(Marker marker, Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void fatal(Marker marker, Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void fatal(Marker marker, String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     *
     * @doubt Likely to misinterpret existing log4j client code that intended to call info(Object,Throwable). Incurs
     *        array creation expense on every call.(RG) I assume you meant fatal, not info. It isn't possible to be
     *        misinterpreted as the previous method is for that signature. Methods should be added to avoid varargs for
     *        1, 2 or 3 parameters.
     */
    void fatal(Marker marker, String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void fatal(Marker marker, String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void fatal(Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void fatal(Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void fatal(Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void fatal(Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void fatal(String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level.
     *
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     *
     * @doubt Likely to misinterpret existing log4j client code that intended to call info(Object,Throwable). Incurs
     *        array creation expense on every call.(RG) I assume you meant fatal, not info. It isn't possible to be
     *        misinterpreted as the previous method is for that signature. Methods should be added to avoid varargs for
     *        1, 2 or 3 parameters.
     */
    void fatal(String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void fatal(String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Gets the Level associated with the Logger.
     *
     * @return the Level associate with the Logger.
     */
    Level getLevel();

    /**
     * Gets the message factory used to convert message Objects and Strings into actual log Messages.
     *
     * @return the message factory.
     */
    MessageFactory getMessageFactory();

    /**
     * Gets the logger name.
     *
     * @return the logger name.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void info(Marker marker, Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void info(Marker marker, Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void info(Marker marker, Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void info(Marker marker, Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void info(Marker marker, String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     *
     * @doubt Likely to misinterpret existing log4j client code that intended to call info(Object,Throwable). Incurs
     *        array creation expense on every call. (RG) It isn't possible to be misinterpreted as the previous method
     *        is for that signature. Methods should be added to avoid varargs for 1, 2 or 3 parameters.
     */
    void info(Marker marker, String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void info(Marker marker, String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void info(Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void info(Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void info(Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void info(Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void info(String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level.
     *
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     *
     * @doubt Likely to misinterpret existing log4j client code that intended to call info(Object,Throwable). Incurs
     *        array creation expense on every call. (RG) It isn't possible to be misinterpreted as the previous method
     *        is for that signature. Methods should be added to avoid varargs for 1, 2 or 3 parameters.
     */
    void info(String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#INFO INFO} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void info(String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} Level.
     *
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level DEBUG, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isDebugEnabled();

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#DEBUG DEBUG} Level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level DEBUG, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isDebugEnabled(Marker marker);

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the the given Level.
     * <p>
     * Note that passing in {@link Level#OFF OFF} always returns {@code true}.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param level the level to check
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isEnabled(Level level);

    /**
     * Checks whether this logger is enabled at the specified level and an optional Marker.
     *
     * @param level The Level to check.
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level {@link Level#WARN WARN}, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    boolean isEnabled(Level level, Marker marker);

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} Level.
     *
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level {@link Level#ERROR ERROR}, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    boolean isErrorEnabled();

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#ERROR ERROR} Level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level {@link Level#ERROR ERROR}, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    boolean isErrorEnabled(Marker marker);

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} Level.
     *
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level {@link Level#FATAL FATAL}, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    boolean isFatalEnabled();

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#FATAL FATAL} Level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level {@link Level#FATAL FATAL}, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    boolean isFatalEnabled(Marker marker);

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#INFO INFO} Level.
     *
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level INFO, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isInfoEnabled();

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#INFO INFO} Level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level INFO, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isInfoEnabled(Marker marker);

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level TRACE, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isTraceEnabled();

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level TRACE, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isTraceEnabled(Marker marker);

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#WARN WARN} Level.
     *
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level {@link Level#WARN WARN}, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    boolean isWarnEnabled();

    /**
     * Checks whether this Logger is enabled for the {@link Level#WARN WARN} Level.
     *
     * @param marker The marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @return boolean - {@code true} if this Logger is enabled for level {@link Level#WARN WARN}, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    boolean isWarnEnabled(Marker marker);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void log(Level level, Marker marker, Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void log(Level level, Marker marker, Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void log(Level level, Marker marker, Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the given level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable} <code>t</code> passed as
     * parameter.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void log(Level level, Marker marker, Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void log(Level level, Marker marker, String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     */
    void log(Level level, Marker marker, String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the given level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable} <code>t</code> passed as
     * parameter.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void log(Level level, Marker marker, String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void log(Level level, Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void log(Level level, Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void log(Level level, Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the given level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable} <code>t</code> passed as
     * parameter.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param message the message to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void log(Level level, Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void log(Level level, String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the given level.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     */
    void log(Level level, String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the given level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable} <code>t</code> passed as
     * parameter.
     *
     * @param level the logging level
     * @param message the message to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void log(Level level, String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a formatted message using the specified format string and arguments.
     *
     * @param level The logging Level.
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param format The format String.
     * @param params Arguments specified by the format.
     */
    void printf(Level level, Marker marker, String format, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a formatted message using the specified format string and arguments.
     *
     * @param level The logging Level.
     * @param format The format String.
     * @param params Arguments specified by the format.
     */
    void printf(Level level, String format, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs an exception or error to be thrown. This may be coded as:
     * <pre>
     *     throw logger.throwing(Level.DEBUG, myException);
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param <T> the Throwable type.
     * @param level The logging Level.
     * @param t The Throwable.
     * @return the Throwable.
     */
    <T extends Throwable> T throwing(Level level, T t);

    /**
     * Logs an exception or error to be thrown. This may be coded as:
     * <pre>
     *     throw logger.throwing(myException);
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param <T> the Throwable type.
     * @param t The Throwable.
     * @return the Throwable.
     */
    <T extends Throwable> T throwing(T t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void trace(Marker marker, Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void trace(Marker marker, Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void trace(Marker marker, Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     * @see #debug(String)
     */
    void trace(Marker marker, Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void trace(Marker marker, String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     */
    void trace(Marker marker, String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     * @see #debug(String)
     */
    void trace(Marker marker, String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void trace(Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void trace(Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void trace(Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     * @see #debug(String)
     */
    void trace(Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void trace(String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level.
     *
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     */
    void trace(String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#TRACE TRACE} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     * @see #debug(String)
     */
    void trace(String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void warn(Marker marker, Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void warn(Marker marker, Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void warn(Marker marker, Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void warn(Marker marker, Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void warn(Marker marker, String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement.
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     *
     * @doubt Likely to misinterpret existing log4j client code that intended to call info(Object,Throwable). Incurs
     *        array creation expense on every call. (RG) I assume you meant warn, not info. It isn't possible to be
     *        misinterpreted as the previous method is for that signature.Methods should be added to avoid varargs for
     *        1, 2 or 3 parameters.
     */
    void warn(Marker marker, String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void warn(Marker marker, String message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     */
    void warn(Message msg);

    /**
     * Logs a message with the specific Marker at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param msg the message string to be logged
     * @param t A Throwable or null.
     */
    void warn(Message msg, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void warn(Object message);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void warn(Object message, Throwable t);

    /**
     * Logs a message object with the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     */
    void warn(String message);

    /**
     * Logs a message with parameters at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level.
     *
     * @param message the message to log; the format depends on the message factory.
     * @param params parameters to the message.
     * @see #getMessageFactory()
     *
     * @doubt Likely to misinterpret existing log4j client code that intended to call info(Object,Throwable). Incurs
     *        array creation expense on every call. (RG) I assume you meant warn, not info. It isn't possible to be
     *        misinterpreted as the previous method is for that signature.Methods should be added to avoid varargs for
     *        1, 2 or 3 parameters.
     */
    void warn(String message, Object... params);

    /**
     * Logs a message at the {@link Level#WARN WARN} level including the stack trace of the {@link Throwable}
     * <code>t</code> passed as parameter.
     *
     * @param message the message object to log.
     * @param t the exception to log, including its stack trace.
     */
    void warn(String message, Throwable t);
}