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package org.slf4j.cal10n;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import ch.qos.cal10n.IMessageConveyor;

/**
 * 
 * This class is essentially a wrapper around an {@link LoggerFactory} producing
 * {@link LocLogger} instances.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Contrary to {@link LoggerFactory#getLogger(String)} method of
 * {@link LoggerFactory}, each call to {@link getLocLogger} produces a new
 * instance of {@link LocLogger}. This should not matter because a LocLogger
 * instance does have any state beyond that of the {@link Logger} in stance it
 * wraps and its message conveyor.
 * 
 * @author Ceki Gücü
 * 
 */
public class LocLoggerFactory {

  final IMessageConveyor imc;

  public LocLoggerFactory(IMessageConveyor imc) {
    this.imc = imc;
  }

  /**
   * Get an LocLogger instance by name.
   * 
   * @param name
   * @return
   */
  public LocLogger getLocLogger(String name) {
    return new LocLogger(LoggerFactory.getLogger(name), imc);
  }

  /**
   * Get a new LocLogger instance by class. The returned LocLogger will be named
   * after the class.
   * 
   * @param clazz
   * @return
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public LocLogger getLocLogger(Class clazz) {
    return getLocLogger(clazz.getName());
  }
}