commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs3/log/LogFactory.java

package org.apache.commons.jcs3.log;

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/**
 * This is a SPI factory interface for specialized Log objects
 */
public interface LogFactory
{
    /**
     * The name of the root Log.
     */
    String ROOT_LOGGER_NAME = "";

    /**
     * Return the name of the Log subsystem managed by this factory
     *
     * @return the name of the log subsystem
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Shutdown the logging system if the logging system supports it.
     */
    void shutdown();

    /**
     * Returns a Log using the fully qualified name of the Class as the Log
     * name.
     *
     * @param clazz
     *            The Class whose name should be used as the Log name.
     * @return The Log.
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     *             if {@code clazz} is {@code null}
     */
    Log getLog(final Class<?> clazz);

    /**
     * Returns a Log with the specified name.
     *
     * @param name
     *            The logger name.
     * @return The Log.
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     *             if {@code name} is {@code null}
     */
    Log getLog(final String name);
}