001/**
002 * Copyright (c) 2004-2011 QOS.ch
003 * All rights reserved.
004 *
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006 * a  copy  of this  software  and  associated  documentation files  (the
007 * "Software"), to  deal in  the Software without  restriction, including
008 * without limitation  the rights to  use, copy, modify,  merge, publish,
009 * distribute,  sublicense, and/or sell  copies of  the Software,  and to
010 * permit persons to whom the Software  is furnished to do so, subject to
011 * the following conditions:
012 *
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014 * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
015 *
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018 * MERCHANTABILITY,    FITNESS    FOR    A   PARTICULAR    PURPOSE    AND
019 * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
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024 */
025package org.slf4j.ext;
026
027import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
028
029/**
030 * 
031 * This class is essentially a wrapper around an
032 * {@link LoggerFactory} producing {@link XLogger} instances.
033 * 
034 * <p>Contrary to {@link LoggerFactory#getLogger(String)} method of 
035 * {@link LoggerFactory}, each call to {@link #getXLogger(String)} 
036 * produces a new instance of <code>XLogger</code>. This should not matter 
037 * because an <code>XLogger</code> instance does not have any state beyond that of 
038 * the {@link org.slf4j.Logger Logger} instance it wraps.
039 * 
040 * @author Ralph Goers
041 * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
042 */
043public class XLoggerFactory {
044
045    /**
046     * Get an XLogger instance by name.
047     * 
048     * @param name
049     * @return XLogger instance 
050     */
051    public static XLogger getXLogger(String name) {
052        return new XLogger(LoggerFactory.getLogger(name));
053    }
054
055    /**
056     * Get a new XLogger instance by class. The returned XLogger
057     * will be named after the class.
058     * 
059     * @param clazz
060     * @return XLogger instance by name
061     */
062    public static XLogger getXLogger(Class<?> clazz) {
063        return getXLogger(clazz.getName());
064    }
065}