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#ifndef _LOG4CXX_SPI_ROOT_LOGGER_H
#define _LOG4CXX_SPI_ROOT_LOGGER_H

#include <log4cxx/logger.h>

namespace log4cxx
{
namespace spi
{
/**
RootLogger sits at the top of the logger hierachy. It is a
regular logger except that it provides several guarantees.

<p>First, it cannot be assigned a null
level. Second, since root logger cannot have a parent, the
#getEffectiveLevel method always returns the value of the
level field without walking the hierarchy.
*/
class LOG4CXX_EXPORT RootLogger : public Logger
{
	public:
		/**
		The root logger names itself as "root". However, the root
		logger cannot be retrieved by name.
		*/
		RootLogger(log4cxx::helpers::Pool& pool, const LevelPtr level);

		~RootLogger() {}

		/**
		Return the assigned level value without walking the logger
		hierarchy.
		*/
		virtual const LevelPtr getEffectiveLevel() const;

		/**
		            Setting a null value to the level of the root logger may have catastrophic
		            results. We prevent this here.
		            */
		void setLevel(const LevelPtr level);
};
}  // namespace spi
} // namespace log4cxx

#endif //_LOG4CXX_SPI_ROOT_LOGGER_H
