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package org.googlecode.perftrace.log4j.spi;
/**
The <code>LogManager</code> uses one (and only one)
<code>RepositorySelector</code> implementation to select the
{@link LoggerRepository} for a particular application context.
<p>It is the responsability of the <code>RepositorySelector</code>
implementation to track the application context. Log4j makes no
assumptions about the application context or on its management.
<p>See also {@link org.googlecode.perftrace.log4j.LogManager LogManager}.
@author Ceki Gülcü
@since 1.2
*/
public interface RepositorySelector {
/**
Returns a {@link LoggerRepository} depending on the
context. Implementors must make sure that a valid (non-null)
LoggerRepository is returned.
*/
public
LoggerRepository getLoggerRepository();
}