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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector;

import java.net.URI;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext;

Interface used to locate a LoggerContext.
/**
 * Interface used to locate a LoggerContext.
 */
public interface ContextSelector {

    
Returns the LoggerContext.
Params:
fqcn – The fully qualified class name of the caller.
loader – ClassLoader to use or null.
currentContext – If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
Returns:
The LoggerContext./**
     * Returns the LoggerContext.
     * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
     * @param loader ClassLoader to use or null.
     * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
     * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
     * @return The LoggerContext.
     */
    LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext);

    
Returns the LoggerContext.
Params:
fqcn – The fully qualified class name of the caller.
loader – ClassLoader to use or null.
currentContext – If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
configLocation – The location of the configuration for the LoggerContext.
Returns:
The LoggerContext./**
     * Returns the LoggerContext.
     * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
     * @param loader ClassLoader to use or null.
     * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
     * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
     * @param configLocation The location of the configuration for the LoggerContext.
     * @return The LoggerContext.
     */
    LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext, URI configLocation);

    
Returns a List of all the available LoggerContexts.
Returns:
The List of LoggerContexts./**
     * Returns a List of all the available LoggerContexts.
     * @return The List of LoggerContexts.
     */
    List<LoggerContext> getLoggerContexts();

    
Remove any references to the LoggerContext.
Params:
context – The context to remove./**
     * Remove any references to the LoggerContext.
     * @param context The context to remove.
     */
    void removeContext(LoggerContext context);
}