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package org.springframework.boot.logging;

import org.springframework.core.io.support.SpringFactoriesLoader;

Factory class used by LoggingSystem.get(ClassLoader) to find an actual implementation. 
Author:
Phillip Webb
Since:
2.4.0/**
 * Factory class used by {@link LoggingSystem#get(ClassLoader)} to find an actual
 * implementation.
 *
 * @author Phillip Webb
 * @since 2.4.0
 */
public interface LoggingSystemFactory {

	
Return a logging system implementation or null if no logging system is available. 
Params:
classLoader – the class loader to use
Returns:
a logging system/**
	 * Return a logging system implementation or {@code null} if no logging system is
	 * available.
	 * @param classLoader the class loader to use
	 * @return a logging system
	 */
	LoggingSystem getLoggingSystem(ClassLoader classLoader);

	
Return a LoggingSystemFactory backed by spring.factories. 
Returns:
a LoggingSystemFactory instance/**
	 * Return a {@link LoggingSystemFactory} backed by {@code spring.factories}.
	 * @return a {@link LoggingSystemFactory} instance
	 */
	static LoggingSystemFactory fromSpringFactories() {
		return new DelegatingLoggingSystemFactory(
				(classLoader) -> SpringFactoriesLoader.loadFactories(LoggingSystemFactory.class, classLoader));
	}

}