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017    package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;
018    
019    /**
020     * Implemented by factories that create {@link LoggerContext} objects.
021     */
022    public interface LoggerContextFactory {
023    
024        /**
025         * Creates a {@link LoggerContext}.
026         * 
027         * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
028         * @param loader The ClassLoader to use or null.
029         * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
030         * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
031         * @return The LoggerContext.
032         */
033        LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext);
034    }