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package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;

import java.net.URI;

Implemented by factories that create LoggerContext objects. /**
 * Implemented by factories that create {@link LoggerContext} objects.
 */
public interface LoggerContextFactory {

    
Creates a LoggerContext. 
Params:
fqcn – The fully qualified class name of the caller.
loader – The ClassLoader to use or null.
currentContext – If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
externalContext – An external context (such as a ServletContext) to be associated with the LoggerContext.
Returns:
The LoggerContext./**
     * Creates a {@link LoggerContext}.
     *
     * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
     * @param loader The ClassLoader to use or null.
     * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
     * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
     * @param externalContext An external context (such as a ServletContext) to be associated with the LoggerContext.
     * @return The LoggerContext.
     */
    LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, Object externalContext, boolean currentContext);

    
Creates a LoggerContext. 
Params:
fqcn – The fully qualified class name of the caller.
loader – The ClassLoader to use or null.
currentContext – If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
configLocation – The location of the configuration for the LoggerContext.
externalContext – An external context (such as a ServletContext) to be associated with the LoggerContext.
name – The name of the context or null.
Returns:
The LoggerContext./**
     * Creates a {@link LoggerContext}.
     *
     * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
     * @param loader The ClassLoader to use or null.
     * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
     * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
     * @param configLocation The location of the configuration for the LoggerContext.
     * @param externalContext An external context (such as a ServletContext) to be associated with the LoggerContext.
     * @param name The name of the context or null.
     * @return The LoggerContext.
     */
    LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, Object externalContext, boolean currentContext,
                             URI configLocation, String name);

    
Removes knowledge of a LoggerContext.
Params:
context – The context to remove./**
     * Removes knowledge of a LoggerContext.
     *
     * @param context The context to remove.
     */
    void removeContext(LoggerContext context);
}