/// </value>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// The name of this logger
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual public string Name
		{
			get { return m_name; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// This generic form is intended to be used by wrappers.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="callerStackBoundaryDeclaringType">The declaring type of the method that is
		/// the stack boundary into the logging system for this call.</param>
		/// <param name="level">The level of the message to be logged.</param>
		/// <param name="message">The message object to log.</param>
		/// <param name="exception">The exception to log, including its stack trace.</param>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Generate a logging event for the specified <paramref name="level"/> using
		/// the <paramref name="message"/> and <paramref name="exception"/>.
		/// </para>
		/// <para>
		/// This method must not throw any exception to the caller.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual public void Log(Type callerStackBoundaryDeclaringType, Level level, object message, Exception exception) 
		{
			try
			{
				if (IsEnabledFor(level))
				{
					ForcedLog((callerStackBoundaryDeclaringType != null) ? callerStackBoundaryDeclaringType : ThisDeclaringType, level, message, exception);
				}
			}
			catch (Exception ex)
			{
				log4net.Util.LogLog.Error("Log: Exception while logging", ex);
			}
			catch
			{
				log4net.Util.LogLog.Error("Log: Exception while logging");
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// This is the most generic printing method that is intended to be used 
		/// by wrappers.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="logEvent">The event being logged.</param>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Logs the specified logging event through this logger.
		/// </para>
		/// <para>
		/// This method must not throw any exception to the caller.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual public void Log(LoggingEvent logEvent)
		{
			try
			{
				if (logEvent != null)
				{
					if (IsEnabledFor(logEvent.Level))
					{
						ForcedLog(logEvent);
					}
				}
			}
			catch (Exception ex)
			{
				log4net.Util.LogLog.Error("Log: Exception while logging", ex);
			}
			catch
			{
				log4net.Util.LogLog.Error("Log: Exception while logging");
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Checks if this logger is enabled for a given <see cref="Level"/> passed as parameter.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="level">The level to check.</param>
		/// <returns>
		/// <c>true</c> if this logger is enabled for <c>level</c>, otherwise <c>false</c>.
		/// </returns>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Test if this logger is going to log events of the specified <paramref name="level"/>.
		/// </para>
		/// <para>
		/// This method must not throw any exception to the caller.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual public bool IsEnabledFor(Level level)
		{
			try
			{
				if (level != null)
				{
					if (m_hierarchy.IsDisabled(level))
					{
						return false;
					}
					return level >= this.EffectiveLevel;
				}
			}
			catch (Exception ex)
			{
				log4net.Util.LogLog.Error("Log: Exception while logging", ex);
			}
			catch
			{
				log4net.Util.LogLog.Error("Log: Exception while logging");
			}
			return false;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the <see cref="ILoggerRepository"/> where this 
		/// <c>Logger</c> instance is attached to.
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>
		/// The <see cref="ILoggerRepository" /> that this logger belongs to.
		/// </value>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Gets the <see cref="ILoggerRepository"/> where this 
		/// <c>Logger</c> instance is attached to.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		public ILoggerRepository Repository
		{ 
			get { return m_hierarchy; }
		}

  		#endregion Implementation of ILogger

		/// <summary>
		/// Deliver the <see cref="LoggingEvent"/> to the attached appenders.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="loggingEvent">The event to log.</param>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Call the appenders in the hierarchy starting at
		/// <c>this</c>. If no appenders could be found, emit a
		/// warning.
		/// </para>
		/// <para>
		/// This method calls all the appenders inherited from the
		/// hierarchy circumventing any evaluation of whether to log or not
		/// to log the particular log request.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual protected void CallAppenders(LoggingEvent loggingEvent) 
		{
			if (loggingEvent == null)
			{
				throw new ArgumentNullException("loggingEvent");
			}

			int writes = 0;

			for(Logger c=this; c != null; c=c.m_parent) 
			{
				if (c.m_appenderAttachedImpl != null) 
				{
					// Protected against simultaneous call to addAppender, removeAppender,...
					c.m_appenderLock.AcquireReaderLock();
					try
					{
						if (c.m_appenderAttachedImpl != null) 
						{
							writes += c.m_appenderAttachedImpl.AppendLoopOnAppenders(loggingEvent);
						}
					}
					finally
					{
						c.m_appenderLock.ReleaseReaderLock();
					}
				}

				if (!c.m_additive) 
				{
					break;
				}
			}
			
			// No appenders in hierarchy, warn user only once.
			//
			// Note that by including the AppDomain values for the currently running
			// thread, it becomes much easier to see which application the warning
			// is from, which is especially helpful in a multi-AppDomain environment
			// (like IIS with multiple VDIRS).  Without this, it can be difficult
			// or impossible to determine which .config file is missing appender
			// definitions.
			//
			if (!m_hierarchy.EmittedNoAppenderWarning && writes == 0) 
			{
				LogLog.Debug("Logger: No appenders could be found for logger [" + Name + "] repository [" + Repository.Name + "]");
				LogLog.Debug("Logger: Please initialize the log4net system properly.");
				try
				{
					LogLog.Debug("Logger:    Current AppDomain context information: ");
					LogLog.Debug("Logger:       BaseDirectory   : " + SystemInfo.ApplicationBaseDirectory);
#if !NETCF
					LogLog.Debug("Logger:       FriendlyName    : " + AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName);
					LogLog.Debug("Logger:       DynamicDirectory: " + AppDomain.CurrentDomain.DynamicDirectory);
#endif
				}
				catch(System.Security.SecurityException)
				{
					// Insufficient permissions to display info from the AppDomain
				}
				m_hierarchy.EmittedNoAppenderWarning = true;
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Closes all attached appenders implementing the <see cref="IAppenderAttachable"/> interface.
		/// </summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Used to ensure that the appenders are correctly shutdown.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual public void CloseNestedAppenders() 
		{
			m_appenderLock.AcquireWriterLock();
			try
			{
				if (m_appenderAttachedImpl != null)
				{
					AppenderCollection appenders = m_appenderAttachedImpl.Appenders;
					foreach(IAppender appender in appenders)
					{
						if (appender is IAppenderAttachable)
						{
							appender.Close();
						}
					}
				}
			}
			finally
			{
				m_appenderLock.ReleaseWriterLock();
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// This is the most generic printing method. This generic form is intended to be used by wrappers
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="level">The level of the message to be logged.</param>
		/// <param name="message">The message object to log.</param>
		/// <param name="exception">The exception to log, including its stack trace.</param>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Generate a logging event for the specified <paramref name="level"/> using
		/// the <paramref name="message"/>.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual public void Log(Level level, object message, Exception exception) 
		{
			if (IsEnabledFor(level))
			{
				ForcedLog(ThisDeclaringType, level, message, exception);
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Creates a new logging event and logs the event without further checks.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="callerStackBoundaryDeclaringType">The declaring type of the method that is
		/// the stack boundary into the logging system for this call.</param>
		/// <param name="level">The level of the message to be logged.</param>
		/// <param name="message">The message object to log.</param>
		/// <param name="exception">The exception to log, including its stack trace.</param>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Generates a logging event and delivers it to the attached
		/// appenders.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual protected void ForcedLog(Type callerStackBoundaryDeclaringType, Level level, object message, Exception exception) 
		{
			CallAppenders(new LoggingEvent(callerStackBoundaryDeclaringType, this.Hierarchy, this.Name, level, message, exception));
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Creates a new logging event and logs the event without further checks.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="logEvent">The event being logged.</param>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Delivers the logging event to the attached appenders.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		virtual protected void ForcedLog(LoggingEvent logEvent) 
		{
			// The logging event may not have been created by this logger
			// the Repository may not be correctly set on the event. This
			// is required for the appenders to correctly lookup renderers etc...
			logEvent.EnsureRepository(this.Hierarchy);

			CallAppenders(logEvent);
		}

		#region Private Static Fields

		/// <summary>
		/// The fully qualified type of the Logger class.
		/// </summary>
		private readonly static Type ThisDeclaringType = typeof(Logger);

		#endregion Private Static Fields

		#region Private Instance Fields

		/// <summary>
		/// The name of this logger.
		/// </summary>
		private readonly string m_name;  

		/// <summary>
		/// The assigned level of this logger. 
		/// </summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// The <c>level</c> variable need not be 
		/// assigned a value in which case it is inherited 
		/// form the hierarchy.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		private Level m_level;

		/// <summary>
		/// The parent of this logger.
		/// </summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// The parent of this logger. 
		/// All loggers have at least one ancestor which is the root logger.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		private Logger m_parent;

		/// <summary>
		/// Loggers need to know what Hierarchy they are in.
		/// </summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Loggers need to know what Hierarchy they are in.
		/// The hierarchy that this logger is a member of is stored
		/// here.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		private Hierarchy m_hierarchy;

		/// <summary>
		/// Helper implementation of the <see cref="IAppenderAttachable"/> interface
		/// </summary>
		private log4net.Util.AppenderAttachedImpl m_appenderAttachedImpl;

		/// <summary>
		/// Flag indicating if child loggers inherit their parents appenders
		/// </summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Additivity is set to true by default, that is children inherit
		/// the appenders of their ancestors by default. If this variable is
		/// set to <c>false</c> then the appenders found in the
		/// ancestors of this logger are not used. However, the children
		/// of this logger will inherit its appenders, unless the children
		/// have their additivity flag set to <c>false</c> too. See
		/// the user manual for more details.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		private bool m_additive = true;

		/// <summary>
		/// Lock to protect AppenderAttachedImpl variable m_appenderAttachedImpl
		/// </summary>
		private readonly ReaderWriterLock m_appenderLock = new ReaderWriterLock();
  
		#endregion
	}
}