package org.eclipse.aether.spi.log;

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/**
 * A factory to create loggers.
 */
public interface LoggerFactory
{

    /**
     * Gets a logger for a class with the specified name.
     * 
     * @param name The name of the class requesting a logger, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The requested logger, never {@code null}.
     */
    Logger getLogger( String name );

}