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package org.apache.avalon.excalibur.logger;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;

/**
 * LoggerManager Interface.  This is the interface used to get instances of
 * a Logger for your system.
 *
 * @author Avalon Development Team
 * @version CVS $Revision: 1.9 $ $Date: 2004/03/10 13:54:50 $
 */
public interface LoggerManager
{
    public static final String ROLE = LoggerManager.class.getName();

    /**
     * Return the Logger for the specified category.
     */
    public Logger getLoggerForCategory( String categoryName );

    /**
     * Return the default Logger.  This is basically the same
     * as getting the Logger for the "" category.
     */
    public Logger getDefaultLogger();
}