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25  package org.slf4j;
26  
27  /**
28   * <code>ILoggerFactory</code> instances manufacture {@link Logger}
29   * instances by name.
30   * 
31   * <p>Most users retrieve {@link Logger} instances through the static
32   * {@link LoggerFactory#getLogger(String)} method. An instance of this
33   * interface is bound internally with {@link LoggerFactory} class at 
34   * compile time. 
35   * 
36   * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
37   */
38  public interface ILoggerFactory {
39  
40      /**
41       * Return an appropriate {@link Logger} instance as specified by the
42       * <code>name</code> parameter.
43       * 
44       * <p>If the name parameter is equal to {@link Logger#ROOT_LOGGER_NAME}, that is 
45       * the string value "ROOT" (case insensitive), then the root logger of the 
46       * underlying logging system is returned.
47       * 
48       * <p>Null-valued name arguments are considered invalid.
49       *
50       * <p>Certain extremely simple logging systems, e.g. NOP, may always
51       * return the same logger instance regardless of the requested name.
52       * 
53       * @param name the name of the Logger to return
54       * @return a Logger instance 
55       */
56      public Logger getLogger(String name);
57  }