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package org.slf4j;
/**
* Implementations of this interface are used to manufacture {@link Marker}
* instances.
*
* See the section Implementing
* the SLF4J API in the FAQ for details on how to make your logging
* system conform to SLF4J.
*
* @author Ceki Gülcü
*/
public interface IMarkerFactory {
/**
* Manufacture a {@link Marker} instance by name. If the instance has been
* created earlier, return the previously created instance.
*
*
Null name values are not allowed.
*
* @param name the name of the marker to be created, null value is
* not allowed.
*
* @return a Marker instance
*/
Marker getMarker(String name);
/**
* Checks if the marker with the name already exists. If name is null, then false
* is returned.
*
* @param name logger name to check for
* @return true id the marker exists, false otherwise.
*/
boolean exists(String name);
/**
* Detach an existing marker.
*
* Note that after a marker is detached, there might still be "dangling" references
* to the detached marker.
*
*
* @param name The name of the marker to detach
* @return whether the marker could be detached or not
*/
boolean detachMarker(String name);
/**
* Create a marker which is detached (even at birth) from this IMarkerFactory.
*
* @param name marker name
* @return a dangling marker
* @since 1.5.1
*/
Marker getDetachedMarker(String name);
}