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16 */
17 package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;
18
19 import java.io.Closeable;
20
21 /**
22 * A basic registry for {@link LoggerContext} objects and their associated external
23 * Logger classes. This registry should not be used for Log4j Loggers; it is instead used for creating bridges to
24 * other external log systems.
25 *
26 * @param <L> the external logger class for this registry (e.g., {@code org.slf4j.Logger})
27 * @since 2.1
28 */
29 public interface LoggerAdapter<L> extends Closeable {
30
31 /**
32 * Gets a named logger. Implementations should defer to the abstract methods in {@link AbstractLoggerAdapter}.
33 *
34 * @param name the name of the logger to get
35 * @return the named logger
36 */
37 L getLogger(String name);
38 }