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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 java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+
+/**
+ * This annotation is associated with a class that has a logger.
+ * It contains a name property of the logger name. e.g. a class
+ * whose logger can be initialized by --log:fields, should be
+ * annotated @Logger(name="fields"). Multiple classes can have
+ * the same annotation, which will make them use the same logger
+ * object. Usually a class with this annotation is also a Loggable,
+ * but it is not a hard demand
+ *
+ * @see Loggable
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface Logger {
+    /**
+     * Get the name of the logger
+     * @return logger name
+     */
+    public String name() default "";
+}