Apache Log4j API provides the interface that applications should code to and provides the adapter components required for implementers to create a logging implementation. Apache Log4j API is a required module to use Apache Log4j.

Bytecode (Java 8) for Apache Log4j API is provided in a separate JAR file like log4j-api-2.14.1.jar.

Source Code files for Apache Log4j API are provided in both binary packge like apache-log4j-2.14.1-bin.zip and source package like apache-log4j-2.14.1-src.zip. You can download them at Apache Log4j Website.

You can also browse Source Code files for Apache Log4j API 2.14.1 below.

⏎ org/apache/logging/log4j/spi/LoggerContext.java

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package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MessageFactory;

/**
 * Anchor point for logging implementations.
 */
public interface LoggerContext {

    /**
     * An anchor for some other context, such as a ClassLoader or ServletContext.
     * @return The external context.
     */
    Object getExternalContext();

    /**
     * Retrieve an object by its name.
     * @param key The object's key.
     * @since 2.13.0
     */
    default Object getObject(String key) {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Store an object into the LoggerContext by name for later use.
     * @param key The object's key.
     * @param value The object.
     * @return The previous object or null.
     * @since 2.13.0
     */
    default Object putObject(String key, Object value) {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Store an object into the LoggerContext by name for later use if an object is not already stored with that key.
     * @param key The object's key.
     * @param value The object.
     * @return The previous object or null.
     * @since 2.13.0
     */
    default Object putObjectIfAbsent(String key, Object value) {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Remove an object if it is present.
     * @param key The object's key.
     * @return The object if it was present, null if it was not.
     * @since 2.13.0
     */
    default Object removeObject(String key) {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Remove an object if it is present and the provided object is stored.
     * @param key The object's key.
     * @param value The object.
     * @return The object if it was present, null if it was not.
     * @since 2.13.0
     */
    default boolean removeObject(String key, Object value) {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an ExtendedLogger.
     * @param name The name of the Logger to return.
     * @return The logger with the specified name.
     */
    ExtendedLogger getLogger(String name);

    /**
     * Returns an ExtendedLogger using the fully qualified name of the Class as the Logger name.
     * @param cls The Class whose name should be used as the Logger name.
     * @return The logger.
     * @since 2.14.0
     */
    default ExtendedLogger getLogger(Class<?> cls) {
        final String canonicalName = cls.getCanonicalName();
        return getLogger(canonicalName != null ? canonicalName : cls.getName());
    }

    /**
     * Returns an ExtendedLogger.
     * @param name The name of the Logger to return.
     * @param messageFactory The message factory is used only when creating a logger, subsequent use does not change
     *                       the logger but will log a warning if mismatched.
     * @return The logger with the specified name.
     */
    ExtendedLogger getLogger(String name, MessageFactory messageFactory);

    /**
     * Returns an ExtendedLogger using the fully qualified name of the Class as the Logger name.
     * @param cls The Class whose name should be used as the Logger name.
     * @param messageFactory The message factory is used only when creating a logger, subsequent use does not change the
     *                       logger but will log a warning if mismatched.
     * @return The logger.
     * @since 2.14.0
     */
    default ExtendedLogger getLogger(Class<?> cls, MessageFactory messageFactory) {
        final String canonicalName = cls.getCanonicalName();
        return getLogger(canonicalName != null ? canonicalName : cls.getName(), messageFactory);
    }

    /**
     * Detects if a Logger with the specified name exists.
     * @param name The Logger name to search for.
     * @return true if the Logger exists, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean hasLogger(String name);

    /**
     * Detects if a Logger with the specified name and MessageFactory exists.
     * @param name The Logger name to search for.
     * @param messageFactory The message factory to search for.
     * @return true if the Logger exists, false otherwise.
     * @since 2.5
     */
    boolean hasLogger(String name, MessageFactory messageFactory);

    /**
     * Detects if a Logger with the specified name and MessageFactory type exists.
     * @param name The Logger name to search for.
     * @param messageFactoryClass The message factory class to search for.
     * @return true if the Logger exists, false otherwise.
     * @since 2.5
     */
    boolean hasLogger(String name, Class<? extends MessageFactory> messageFactoryClass);
}

⏎ org/apache/logging/log4j/spi/LoggerContext.java

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