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17  package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;
18  
19  import java.net.URI;
20  
21  /**
22   * Implemented by factories that create {@link LoggerContext} objects.
23   */
24  public interface LoggerContextFactory {
25  
26      /**
27       * Creates a {@link LoggerContext}.
28       *
29       * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
30       * @param loader The ClassLoader to use or null.
31       * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
32       * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
33       * @return The LoggerContext.
34       */
35      LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext);
36  
37      /**
38       * Creates a {@link LoggerContext}.
39       *
40       * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
41       * @param loader The ClassLoader to use or null.
42       * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
43       * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
44       * @param configLocation The location of the configuration for the LoggerContext.
45       * @return The LoggerContext.
46       */
47      LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext, URI configLocation);
48  
49      /**
50       * Removes knowledge of a LoggerContext.
51       * 
52       * @param context The context to remove.
53       */
54      void removeContext(LoggerContext context);
55  }