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#ifndef __com_sun_star_logging_ConsoleHandler_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_logging_ConsoleHandler_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_NamedValue_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/NamedValue.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================

module com { module sun { module star { module logging { 

interface XConsoleHandler;

//=============================================================================

/** specifies a component implementing a log handler whose output
    channel is the processes console.

    @since OOo 2.3
 */
service ConsoleHandler : XConsoleHandler
{
    /// creates a <code>ConsoleHandler</code>
    create();

    /** creates an instance of the log handler, using generic settings

        @param Settings
            contains the initial settings for the log handler

            <p>The following settings are recognized and supported:
            <ul><li><code>Encoding</code> - denotes the initial value of the <member>XLogHandler::Encoding</member></li>
                <li><code>Formatter</code> - denotes the initial value of the <member>XLogHandler::Formatter</member></li>
                <li><code>Level</code> - denotes the initial value of the <member>XLogHandler::Level</member></li>
                <li><code>Threshold</code> - denotes the initial value of the <member>XConsoleHandler::Threshold</member></li>
            </ul></p>

        @throws ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            if <arg>Settings</args> contains arguments with names other than in the list above, or
            settings whose value is of the wrong type.
    */
    createWithSettings( [in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::NamedValue > Settings )
        raises ( ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; }; 

//=============================================================================

#endif