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 * $Id: LogConfigurationManager.java 9659 2006-05-18 15:49:20Z ggolden@umich.edu $
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package org.sakaiproject.log.api;

/**
 * <p>
 * LogConfigurationManager provides runtime control over and access to our logging message.
 * </p>
 */
public interface LogConfigurationManager
{
	/**
	 * Set the logging level for a logger
	 * 
	 * @param level
	 *        The logging level - one of: OFF | TRACE | DEBUG | INFO | WARN | ERROR | FATAL | ALL
	 *        The logger name (such as "org.sakaiproject")
	 * @return true if successful, false if not (could be a bad level, or a logger that does not exist)
	 * @throws LogPermissionException
	 *         if the current end user does not have permission to set the log level.
	 */
	boolean setLogLevel(String level, String logger) throws LogPermissionException;
}
