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package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MessageFactory;
/**
* Anchor point for logging implementations.
*/
public interface LoggerContext {
/**
* An anchor for some other context, such as a ClassLoader or ServletContext.
* @return The external context.
*/
Object getExternalContext();
/**
* Returns an ExtendedLogger.
* @param name The name of the Logger to return.
* @return The logger with the specified name.
*/
ExtendedLogger getLogger(String name);
/**
* Returns an ExtendedLogger.
* @param name The name of the Logger to return.
* @param messageFactory The message factory is used only when creating a logger, subsequent use does not change
* the logger but will log a warning if mismatched.
* @return The logger with the specified name.
*/
ExtendedLogger getLogger(String name, MessageFactory messageFactory);
/**
* Detects if a Logger with the specified name exists.
* @param name The Logger name to search for.
* @return true if the Logger exists, false otherwise.
*/
boolean hasLogger(String name);
/**
* Detects if a Logger with the specified name and MessageFactory exists.
* @param name The Logger name to search for.
* @param messageFactory The message factory to search for.
* @return true if the Logger exists, false otherwise.
* @since 2.5
*/
boolean hasLogger(String name, MessageFactory messageFactory);
/**
* Detects if a Logger with the specified name and MessageFactory type exists.
* @param name The Logger name to search for.
* @param messageFactoryClass The message factory class to search for.
* @return true if the Logger exists, false otherwise.
* @since 2.5
*/
boolean hasLogger(String name, Class messageFactoryClass);
}