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017    package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;
018    
019    import java.net.URI;
020    
021    /**
022     * Implemented by factories that create {@link LoggerContext} objects.
023     */
024    public interface LoggerContextFactory {
025    
026        /**
027         * Creates a {@link LoggerContext}.
028         *
029         * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
030         * @param loader The ClassLoader to use or null.
031         * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
032         * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
033         * @return The LoggerContext.
034         */
035        LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext);
036    
037        /**
038         * Creates a {@link LoggerContext}.
039         *
040         * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
041         * @param loader The ClassLoader to use or null.
042         * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
043         * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
044         * @param configLocation The location of the configuration for the LoggerContext.
045         * @return The LoggerContext.
046         */
047        LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext, URI configLocation);
048    }