1 // Module:  Log4CPLUS
 2 // File:    loggerfactory.h
 3 // Created: 6/2001
 4 // Author:  Tad E. Smith
 5 //
 6 //
 7 // Copyright (C) Tad E. Smith  All rights reserved.
 8 //
 9 // This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software
10 // License version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this
11 // distribution in the LICENSE.APL file.
12 //
13 
14 /** @file */
15 
16 #ifndef _LOG4CPLUS_SPI_LOGGER_FACTORY_HEADER
17 #define _LOG4CPLUS_SPI_LOGGER_FACTORY_HEADER
18 
19 #include <log4cplus/config.h>
20 #include <log4cplus/tstring.h>
21 #include <log4cplus/helpers/pointer.h>
22 
23 
24 namespace log4cplus {
25     // Forward Declarations
26     class Logger;
27     class Hierarchy;
28 
29     namespace spi {
30         /**
31          * Implement this interface to create new instances of Logger or
32          * a sub-class of Logger.
33          */
34         class LOG4CPLUS_EXPORT LoggerFactory {
35         public:
36             /**
37              * Creates a new <code>Logger</code> object.
38              */
39             virtual Logger makeNewLoggerInstance(const log4cplus::tstring& name,
40                                                  Hierarchy& h) = 0; 
41             virtual ~LoggerFactory(){}
42         };
43 
44     } // end namespace spi
45 } // end namespace log4cplus
46 
47 #endif // _LOG4CPLUS_SPI_LOGGER_FACTORY_HEADER
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