namespace StardewModdingAPI
{
    /// <summary>Encapsulates monitoring and logging for a given module.</summary>
    public interface IMonitor
    {
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        /// <summary>Whether verbose logging is enabled. This enables more detailed diagnostic messages than are normally needed.</summary>
        bool IsVerbose { get; }


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        /// <summary>Log a message for the player or developer.</summary>
        /// <param name="message">The message to log.</param>
        /// <param name="level">The log severity level.</param>
        void Log(string message, LogLevel level = LogLevel.Trace);

        /// <summary>Log a message for the player or developer, but only if it hasn't already been logged since the last game launch.</summary>
        /// <param name="message">The message to log.</param>
        /// <param name="level">The log severity level.</param>
        void LogOnce(string message, LogLevel level = LogLevel.Trace);

        /// <summary>Log a message that only appears when <see cref="IsVerbose"/> is enabled.</summary>
        /// <param name="message">The message to log.</param>
        void VerboseLog(string message);
    }
}