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017package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;
018
019import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MessageFactory;
020
021/**
022 * Anchor point for logging implementations.
023 */
024public interface LoggerContext {
025
026    /**
027     * An anchor for some other context, such as a ClassLoader or ServletContext.
028     * @return The external context.
029     */
030    Object getExternalContext();
031
032    /**
033     * Returns a Logger.
034     * @param name The name of the Logger to return.
035     * @return The logger with the specified name.
036     */
037    ExtendedLogger getLogger(String name);
038
039    /**
040     * Returns a Logger.
041     * @param name The name of the Logger to return.
042     * @param messageFactory The message factory is used only when creating a logger, subsequent use does not change
043     *                       the logger but will log a warning if mismatched.
044     * @return The logger with the specified name.
045     */
046    ExtendedLogger getLogger(String name, MessageFactory messageFactory);
047
048    /**
049     * Detects if a Logger with the specified name exists.
050     * @param name The Logger name to search for.
051     * @return true if the Logger exists, false otherwise.
052     */
053    boolean hasLogger(String name);
054}