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#ifndef _LOG4CXX_SPI_LOGGERFACTORY_H
#define _LOG4CXX_SPI_LOGGERFACTORY_H

#include <log4cxx/helpers/object.h>
#include <log4cxx/helpers/objectptr.h>
#include <log4cxx/helpers/tchar.h>

namespace log4cxx
{
	class Logger;
	typedef helpers::ObjectPtrT<Logger> LoggerPtr;

	namespace spi
	{
		/**
		Implement this interface to create new instances of Logger or
		a sub-class of Logger.
		*/
		class LOG4CXX_EXPORT LoggerFactory : public virtual helpers::Object
		{
		public:
			DECLARE_ABSTRACT_LOG4CXX_OBJECT(LoggerFactory)
			virtual ~LoggerFactory() {}
			virtual LoggerPtr makeNewLoggerInstance(const String& name) = 0;
		};

		typedef helpers::ObjectPtrT<LoggerFactory> LoggerFactoryPtr;

	}  // namespace spi
}; // namesapce log4cxx

#endif //_LOG4CXX_SPI_LOGGERFACTORY_H