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22 
23 
24 package share;
25 
26 public interface LogWriter {
27 
28     /**
29      * Method to print
30      */
31     public void println(String msg);
32 
33     /**
34      * initialization
35      *
36      */
37 
38     public boolean initialize(share.DescEntry entry, boolean active);
39 
40     /**
41      * will mostly be used by outproducers to sum up
42      * the information, maybe write them to a db
43      */
44 
45     public boolean summary(share.DescEntry entry);
46 
47 
48     /**
49      * Returns the <CODE>Watcher</CODE> which is associated with this logger
50      * @see share.Watcher
51      * @return the associated <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
52      */
53     public Object getWatcher();
54 
55     /**
56      * Set a <CODE>Watcher</CODE> to the <CODE>LogWriter</CODE>
57      * This is usefull if a test starts a new office instance by itself. In this cases
58      * the <CODE>LogWritter</CODE> could retrigger the <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
59      * @see share.Watcher
60      * @param watcher the new <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
61      */
62     public void setWatcher(Object watcher);
63 
64 }
65