// notice to self: what was this method supposed to do?
    //
    /**
     * <b>Warning</b>: ignored.
     */
    public void returnComponentLogger(String role) {}

    /**
     * <b>Warning</b>: ignored.
     */
    public void returnComponentLogger(String role, String hint) {}

    /**
     * <b>Warning</b>: ignored (always return <code>0</code>).
     */
    public int getThreshold() {