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<FONT color="green">017</FONT>    package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;<a name="line.17"></a>
<FONT color="green">018</FONT>    <a name="line.18"></a>
<FONT color="green">019</FONT>    import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;<a name="line.19"></a>
<FONT color="green">020</FONT>    <a name="line.20"></a>
<FONT color="green">021</FONT>    /**<a name="line.21"></a>
<FONT color="green">022</FONT>     * Anchor point for logging implementations.<a name="line.22"></a>
<FONT color="green">023</FONT>     */<a name="line.23"></a>
<FONT color="green">024</FONT>    public interface LoggerContext {<a name="line.24"></a>
<FONT color="green">025</FONT>    <a name="line.25"></a>
<FONT color="green">026</FONT>        /**<a name="line.26"></a>
<FONT color="green">027</FONT>         * Return a Logger.<a name="line.27"></a>
<FONT color="green">028</FONT>         * @param name The name of the Logger to return.<a name="line.28"></a>
<FONT color="green">029</FONT>         * @return The logger with the specified name.<a name="line.29"></a>
<FONT color="green">030</FONT>         */<a name="line.30"></a>
<FONT color="green">031</FONT>        Logger getLogger(String name);<a name="line.31"></a>
<FONT color="green">032</FONT>    <a name="line.32"></a>
<FONT color="green">033</FONT>        /**<a name="line.33"></a>
<FONT color="green">034</FONT>         * Detect if a Logger with the specified name exists.<a name="line.34"></a>
<FONT color="green">035</FONT>         * @param name The Logger name to search for.<a name="line.35"></a>
<FONT color="green">036</FONT>         * @return true if the Logger exists, false otherwise.<a name="line.36"></a>
<FONT color="green">037</FONT>         */<a name="line.37"></a>
<FONT color="green">038</FONT>        boolean hasLogger(String name);<a name="line.38"></a>
<FONT color="green">039</FONT>    <a name="line.39"></a>
<FONT color="green">040</FONT>        /**<a name="line.40"></a>
<FONT color="green">041</FONT>         * An anchor for some other context, such as a ServletContext.<a name="line.41"></a>
<FONT color="green">042</FONT>         * @return The external context.<a name="line.42"></a>
<FONT color="green">043</FONT>         */<a name="line.43"></a>
<FONT color="green">044</FONT>        Object getExternalContext();<a name="line.44"></a>
<FONT color="green">045</FONT>    }<a name="line.45"></a>


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