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1   /**
2    * Copyright (c) 2004-2011 QOS.ch
3    * All rights reserved.
4    *
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9    * distribute,  sublicense, and/or sell  copies of  the Software,  and to
10   * permit persons to whom the Software  is furnished to do so, subject to
11   * the following conditions:
12   *
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15   *
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24   */
25  package org.slf4j.ext;
26  
27  import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
28  
29  /**
30   * 
31   * This class is essentially a wrapper around an
32   * {@link LoggerFactory} producing {@link XLogger} instances.
33   * 
34   * <p>Contrary to {@link LoggerFactory#getLogger(String)} method of 
35   * {@link LoggerFactory}, each call to {@link #getXLogger(String)} 
36   * produces a new instance of <code>XLogger</code>. This should not matter 
37   * because an <code>XLogger</code> instance does not have any state beyond that of 
38   * the {@link org.slf4j.Logger Logger} instance it wraps.
39   * 
40   * @author Ralph Goers
41   * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
42   */
43  public class XLoggerFactory {
44  
45      /**
46       * Get an XLogger instance by name.
47       * 
48       * @param name
49       * @return XLogger instance 
50       */
51      public static XLogger getXLogger(String name) {
52          return new XLogger(LoggerFactory.getLogger(name));
53      }
54  
55      /**
56       * Get a new XLogger instance by class. The returned XLogger
57       * will be named after the class.
58       * 
59       * @param clazz
60       * @return XLogger instance by name
61       */
62      public static XLogger getXLogger(Class<?> clazz) {
63          return getXLogger(clazz.getName());
64      }
65  }