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    009     *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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    011     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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    013     * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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    016     */
    017    package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;
    018
    019    import java.io.Closeable;
    020
    021    /**
    022     * A basic registry for {@link LoggerContext} objects and their associated external
    023     * Logger classes. This registry should not be used for Log4j Loggers; it is instead used for creating bridges to
    024     * other external log systems.
    025     *
    026     * @param <L> the external logger class for this registry (e.g., {@code org.slf4j.Logger})
    027     * @since 2.1
    028     */
    029    public interface LoggerAdapter<L> extends Closeable {
    030
    031        /**
    032         * Gets a named logger. Implementations should defer to the abstract methods in {@link AbstractLoggerAdapter}.
    033         *
    034         * @param name the name of the logger to get
    035         * @return the named logger
    036         */
    037        L getLogger(String name);
    038    }