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A fork of Apache Log4j v1 with security patches, and repackaged as `io.confluent:confluent-log4j`

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package org.apache.log4j.spi;


/**

   The LogManager uses one (and only one)
   RepositorySelector implementation to select the
   {@link LoggerRepository} for a particular application context.

   It is the responsability of the RepositorySelector
   implementation to track the application context. Log4j makes no
   assumptions about the application context or on its management.

   See also {@link org.apache.log4j.LogManager LogManager}.

   @author Ceki Gülcü
   @since 1.2

 */
public interface RepositorySelector {

  /**
     Returns a {@link LoggerRepository} depending on the
     context. Implementors must make sure that a valid (non-null)
     LoggerRepository is returned.
  */
  public
  LoggerRepository getLoggerRepository();
}