<?php
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 * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 *
 *
 * @package log4php
 * @subpackage spi
 */

/**
 * @ignore
 */
if (!defined('LOG4PHP_DIR')) define('LOG4PHP_DIR', dirname(__FILE__));

require_once(LOG4PHP_DIR . '/LoggerLog.php');

/**
 * Extend and implement this abstract class to create new instances of 
 * {@link Logger} or a sub-class of {@link Logger}.
 *
 * @author  Marco Vassura
 * @version $Revision: 635069 $
 * @package log4php
 * @subpackage spi
 * @since 0.5 
 * @abstract
 */
abstract class LoggerFactory {

    /**
     * @abstract
     * @param string $name
     * @return Logger
     */
    abstract function makeNewLoggerInstance($name);

}
