Package org.slf4j.spi

Interface SLF4JServiceProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

NOPServiceProvider, SubstituteServiceProvider

public interface SLF4JServiceProvider

This interface based on ServiceLoader paradigm.

It replaces the old static-binding mechanism used in SLF4J versions 1.0.x to 1.7.x.

Since:

1.8

Author:

Ceki G¨lc¨

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ILoggerFactory	getLoggerFactory()	Return the instance of ILoggerFactory that LoggerFactory class should bind to.
IMarkerFactory	getMarkerFactory()	Return the instance of IMarkerFactory that MarkerFactory class should bind to.
MDCAdapter	getMDCAdapter()	Return the instnace of MDCAdapter that MDC should bind to.
String	getRequesteApiVersion()
void	initialize()	Initialize the logging back-end.

Method Details

getLoggerFactory

ILoggerFactory getLoggerFactory()

Return the instance of ILoggerFactory that LoggerFactory class should bind to.

Returns:

instance of ILoggerFactory

getMarkerFactory

IMarkerFactory getMarkerFactory()

Return the instance of IMarkerFactory that MarkerFactory class should bind to.

Returns:

instance of IMarkerFactory

getMDCAdapter

MDCAdapter getMDCAdapter()

Return the instnace of MDCAdapter that MDC should bind to.

Returns:

instance of MDCAdapter

getRequesteApiVersion

String getRequesteApiVersion()

initialize

void initialize()

Initialize the logging back-end.

WARNING: This method is intended to be called once by LoggerFactory class and from nowhere else.