Core/Castle.Core/Logging/ILoggerFactory.cs

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  14
  15 namespace Castle.Core.Logging
  16 {
  17         using System;
  18
  19         /// <summary>
  20         /// Manages the instantiation of <see cref="ILogger"/>s.
  21         /// </summary>
  22         public interface ILoggerFactory
  23         {
  24                 /// <summary>
  25                 /// Creates a new logger, getting the logger name from the specified type.
  26                 /// </summary>
  27                 ILogger Create(Type type);
  28
  29                 /// <summary>
  30                 /// Creates a new logger.
  31                 /// </summary>
  32                 ILogger Create(String name);
  33
  34                 /// <summary>
  35                 /// Creates a new logger, getting the logger name from the specified type.
  36                 /// </summary>
  37                 ILogger Create(Type type, LoggerLevel level);
  38
  39                 /// <summary>
  40                 /// Creates a new logger.
  41                 /// </summary>
  42                 ILogger Create(String name, LoggerLevel level);
  43         }
  44 }