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017
018package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.api;
019
020import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.impl.BuiltConfiguration;
021import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.impl.DefaultConfigurationBuilder;
022
023/**
024 * Provides methods to create ConfigurationBuilders.
025 * @since 2.4
026 */
027public abstract class ConfigurationBuilderFactory {
028
029    /**
030     * Returns a new default ConfigurationBuilder to construct Log4j configurations.
031     * @return A new ConfigurationBuilder.
032     */
033    public static ConfigurationBuilder<BuiltConfiguration> newConfigurationBuilder() {
034        return new DefaultConfigurationBuilder<>();
035    }
036
037    public static <T extends BuiltConfiguration> ConfigurationBuilder<T> newConfigurationBuilder(final Class<T> clazz) {
038        return new DefaultConfigurationBuilder<>(clazz);
039    }
040}