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#ifndef _LOG4CXX_SPI_REPOSITORY_SELECTOR_H
#define _LOG4CXX_SPI_REPOSITORY_SELECTOR_H

#include <log4cxx/helpers/objectptr.h>
#include <log4cxx/helpers/object.h>

namespace log4cxx
{
namespace spi
{
class LoggerRepository;
typedef helpers::ObjectPtrT<LoggerRepository> LoggerRepositoryPtr;

/**
The <code>LogManager</code> uses one (and only one)
<code>RepositorySelector</code> implementation to select the
{@link log4cxx::spi::LoggerRepository LoggerRepository}
    for a particular application context.

<p>It is the responsability of the <code>RepositorySelector</code>
implementation to track the application context. log4cxx makes no
assumptions about the application context or on its management.

<p>See also LogManager.
*/
class LOG4CXX_EXPORT RepositorySelector : public virtual helpers::Object
{
	public:
		DECLARE_ABSTRACT_LOG4CXX_OBJECT(RepositorySelector)
		virtual ~RepositorySelector() {}
		virtual LoggerRepositoryPtr& getLoggerRepository() = 0;
};
LOG4CXX_PTR_DEF(RepositorySelector);
}  //namespace spi
} //namespace log4cxx

#endif //_LOG4CXX_SPI_REPOSITORY_SELECTOR_H