2 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/logging/LogActor.java b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/logging/LogActor.java
index 203a5d160d..d5683b3c7b 100644
--- a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/logging/LogActor.java
+++ b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/logging/LogActor.java
@@ -40,4 +40,21 @@ public interface LogActor
      * @param message The message to log
      */
     public void message(LogSubject subject, LogMessage message);
-} 
-\ No newline at end of file
+
+    /**
+     * Logs the specified LogMessage against this actor
+     *
+     * Currently logging has a global setting however this will later be revised and
+     * as such the LogActor will need to take into consideration any new configuration
+     * as a means of enabling the logging of LogActors and LogSubjects.
+     *
+     * @param message The message to log
+     */
+    public void message(LogMessage message);
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return the RootMessageLogger that is currently in use by this LogActor.
+     */
+    RootMessageLogger getRootMessageLogger();
+}
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/logging/actors/AbstractActor.java b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/logging/actors/AbstractActor.java
index 4a9c6cbb2f..8d96739eeb 100644
--- a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/logging/actors/AbstractActor.java
+++ b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/logging/actors/AbstractActor.java
@@ -51,4 +51,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractActor implements LogActor
         }
     }
 
+    public RootMessageLogger getRootMessageLogger()
+    {
+        return _rootLogger;
+    }
+
 }