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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 responsibility 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}.
*
* @since 1.2
*/
public interface RepositorySelector {
/**
* Gets a {@link LoggerRepository} depending on the context. Implementers must make sure that a valid (non-null)
* LoggerRepository is returned.
*
* @return a LoggerRepository.
*/
LoggerRepository getLoggerRepository();
}