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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.logging;
+
+import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.Context;
+
+/**
+ * Interface implemented by classes that are loggable.
+ * Their instances will provide functionality for initializing
+ * a logger (usually by asking Global for it, with a reference
+ * to this.getClass()) and a method to return the logger in
+ * use
+ *
+ * Typically a class implementing this interface also has the
+ * Logger annotation
+ *
+ * @see Logger
+ */
+public interface Loggable {
+    /**
+     * Initialize a logger, by asking Context to get or create it
+     * and then keep it in a table by name
+     *
+     * @param context context
+     * @return the initialized logger
+     */
+    public DebugLogger initLogger(final Context context);
+
+    /**
+     * Return the logger in use
+     * @return logger
+     */
+    public DebugLogger getLogger();
+}