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## org.modeshape.common.logging
Class LogFactory

    java.lang.Object
      org.modeshape.common.logging.LogFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:
  JdkLoggerFactory, Log4jLoggerFactory, SLF4JLoggerFactory

    public abstract class LogFactory

extends Object

The abstract class for the LogFactory, which is called to create a specific implementation of the `Logger`.

ModeShape provides out of the box several LogFactory implementations that work with common log frameworks:

1. SLF4J (which sits atop several logging frameworks)
2. Log4J
3. JDK Util Logging

The static initializer for this class checks the classpath for the availability of these frameworks, and as soon as one is found the LogFactory implementation for that framework is instantiated and used for all ModeShape logging.

However, since ModeShape can be embedded into any application, it is possible that applications use a logging framework other than those listed above. So before falling back to the JDK logging, ModeShape looks for the `org.modeshape.common.logging.CustomLoggerFactory` class, and if found attempts to instantiate and use it. But ModeShape does not provide this class out of the box; rather an application that is embedding ModeShape can provide its own version of that class that should extend `LogFactory` and create an appropriate implementation of `Logger` that forwards ModeShape log messages to the application's logging framework.

Field Summary
`static String` | `CUSTOM_LOG_FACTORY_CLASSNAME` The name of the `LogFactory` implementation that is not provided out of the box but can be created, implemented, and placed on the classpath to have ModeShape send log messages to a custom framework.

Constructor Summary
`LogFactory()`

Method Summary
`protected abstract Logger` | `getLogger(String name)` Return a logger named according to the name parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### CUSTOM_LOG_FACTORY_CLASSNAME

    public static final String CUSTOM_LOG_FACTORY_CLASSNAME

  The name of the `LogFactory` implementation that is not provided out of the box but can be created, implemented, and placed on the classpath to have ModeShape send log messages to a custom framework.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

### LogFactory

    public LogFactory()

Method Detail

### getLogger

    protected abstract Logger getLogger(String name)

  Return a logger named according to the name parameter.

  Parameters:
    `name` - The name of the logger.
  Returns:
    logger

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