iloggerfactory.cs

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using System;

using log4net;

namespace log4net.Repository.Hierarchy
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Interface abstracts creation of <see cref="Logger"/> instances
	/// </summary>
	/// <remarks>
	/// <para>
	/// This interface is used by the <see cref="Hierarchy"/> to 
	/// create new <see cref="Logger"/> objects.
	/// </para>
	/// <para>
	/// The <see cref="CreateLogger"/> method is called
	/// to create a named <see cref="Logger" />.
	/// </para>
	/// <para>
	/// Implement this interface to create new subclasses of <see cref="Logger" />.
	/// </para>
	/// </remarks>
	/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
	/// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
	public interface ILoggerFactory
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Create a new <see cref="Logger" /> instance
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the <see cref="Logger" />.</param>
		/// <returns>The <see cref="Logger" /> instance for the specified name.</returns>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Create a new <see cref="Logger" /> instance with the 
		/// specified name.
		/// </para>
		/// <para>
		/// Called by the <see cref="Hierarchy"/> to create
		/// new named <see cref="Logger"/> instances.
		/// </para>
		/// <para>
		/// If the <paramref name="name"/> is <c>null</c> then the root logger
		/// must be returned.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		Logger CreateLogger(string name);
	}
}