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package share;

public interface LogWriter {

    /**
     * Method to print
     */
    public void println(String msg);

    /**
     * initialization
     *
     */

    public boolean initialize(share.DescEntry entry, boolean active);

    /**
     * will mostly be used by outproducers to sum up
     * the information, maybe write them to a db
     */

    public boolean summary(share.DescEntry entry);


    /**
     * Returns the <CODE>Watcher</CODE> which is associated with this logger
     * @see share.Watcher
     * @return the associated <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
     */
    public Object getWatcher();

    /**
     * Set a <CODE>Watcher</CODE> to the <CODE>LogWriter</CODE>
     * This is usefull if a test starts a new office instance by itself. In this cases
     * the <CODE>LogWritter</CODE> could retrigger the <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
     * @see share.Watcher
     * @param watcher the new <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
     */
    public void setWatcher(Object watcher);

}