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package org.opends.server.api;



import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.HashMap;

import org.opends.server.admin.std.server.ErrorLogPublisherCfg;
import org.opends.server.config.ConfigException;
import org.opends.server.types.ErrorLogCategory;
import org.opends.server.types.ErrorLogSeverity;
import org.opends.server.types.InitializationException;
import org.opends.server.types.DN;


/**
 * This class defines the set of methods and structures that must be
 * implemented for a Directory Server error log publisher.
 *
 * @param  <T>  The type of error log publisher configuration handled
 *              by this log publisher implementation.
 */
public abstract class ErrorLogPublisher
       <T extends ErrorLogPublisherCfg>
{
  /**
   * The hash map that will be used to define specific log severities
   * for the various categories.
   */
  protected HashMap<ErrorLogCategory,HashSet<ErrorLogSeverity>>
      definedSeverities =
           new HashMap<ErrorLogCategory, HashSet<ErrorLogSeverity>>();



  /**
   * The set of default log severities that will be used if no custom
   * severities have been defined for the associated category.
   */
  protected HashSet<ErrorLogSeverity>
       defaultSeverities = new HashSet<ErrorLogSeverity>();



  /**
   * Initializes this access publisher provider based on the
   * information in the provided debug publisher configuration.
   *
   * @param  config  The error publisher configuration that contains
   *                 the information to use to initialize this error
   *                 publisher.
   *
   * @throws  ConfigException  If an unrecoverable problem arises in
   *                           the process of performing the
   *                           initialization as a result of the
   *                           server configuration.
   *
   * @throws  InitializationException  If a problem occurs during
   *                                   initialization that is not
   *                                   related to the server
   *                                   configuration.
   */
  public abstract void initializeErrorLogPublisher(T config)
         throws ConfigException, InitializationException;



  /**
   * Close this publisher.
   */
  public abstract void close();



  /**
   * Writes a message to the error log using the provided information.
   *
   * @param  category  The category that may be used to determine
   *                   whether to actually log this message.
   * @param  severity  The severity that may be used to determine
   *                   whether to actually log this message.
   * @param  message   The message to be logged.
   * @param  errorID   The error ID that uniquely identifies the
   *                   format string used to generate the provided
   *                   message.
   */
  public abstract void logError(ErrorLogCategory category,
                                ErrorLogSeverity severity,
                                String message, int errorID);

  /**
   * Gets the DN of the configuration entry for this error log
   * publisher.
   *
   * @return The configuration entry DN.
   */
  public abstract DN getDN();

}