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using System;
using System.Collections;
using log4net.Util;

namespace log4net.Repository
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Configure repository using XML
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// Interface used by Xml configurator to configure a <see cref="ILoggerRepository"/>.
  /// </para>
  /// <para>
  /// A <see cref="ILoggerRepository"/> should implement this interface to support
  /// configuration by the <see cref="log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator"/>.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  /// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
  /// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
  public interface IXmlRepositoryConfigurator
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Initialize the repository using the specified config
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="element">the element containing the root of the config</param>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// The schema for the XML configuration data is defined by
    /// the implementation.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    void Configure(System.Xml.XmlElement element);
  }
}
