Index: src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/Util.java
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--- src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/Util.java	(revision 1331)
+++ src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/Util.java	(working copy)
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 
 package org.slf4j.helpers;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.Marker;
+import org.slf4j.spi.LocationAwareLogger;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -42,4 +45,156 @@
   static final public void reportFailure(String msg) {
     System.err.println("SLF4J: " +msg);
   }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, String msg) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(msg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(msg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(msg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(msg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(msg);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, String format, Object arg) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(format, arg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(format, arg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(format, arg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(format, arg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(format, arg);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, String format, Object arg1, Object arg2) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(format, arg1, arg2);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(format, arg1, arg2);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(format, arg1, arg2);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(format, arg1, arg2);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(format, arg1, arg2);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, String format, Object[] argArray) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(format, argArray);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(format, argArray);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(format, argArray);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(format, argArray);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(format, argArray);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, String msg, Throwable t) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(msg, t);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(msg, t);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(msg, t);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(msg, t);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(msg, t);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, Marker marker, String msg) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(marker, msg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(marker, msg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(marker, msg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(marker, msg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(marker, msg);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, Marker marker, String format, Object arg) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(marker, format, arg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(marker, format, arg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(marker, format, arg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(marker, format, arg);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(marker, format, arg);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, Marker marker, String format, Object arg1, Object arg2) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(marker, format, arg1, arg2);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(marker, format, arg1, arg2);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(marker, format, arg1, arg2);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(marker, format, arg1, arg2);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(marker, format, arg1, arg2);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, Marker marker, String format, Object[] argArray) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(format, marker, argArray);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(format, marker, argArray);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(format, marker, argArray);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(format, marker, argArray);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(format, marker, argArray);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+
+  public static void log(Logger log, int level, Marker marker, String msg, Throwable t) {
+    if (level == LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT)
+      log.trace(marker, msg, t);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT)
+      log.debug(marker, msg, t);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.INFO_INT)
+      log.info(marker, msg, t);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.WARN_INT)
+      log.warn(marker, msg, t);
+    else if (level == LocationAwareLogger.ERROR_INT)
+      log.error(marker, msg, t);
+    else
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid level " + level);
+  }
+  
+  private Util() {}
 }