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17
18 package org.apache.avalon.logging.logkit;
19
20 import org.apache.avalon.logging.provider.LoggingException;
21
22 /**
23  * A LogTargetFactoryBuilder provides support for the establishment of
24  * new logging targets.
25  * @author <a HREF="mailto:dev@avalon.apache.org">Avalon Development Team</a>
26  * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2004/03/17 10:50:04 $
27  */
28 public interface LogTargetFactoryBuilder
29 {
30    /**
31     * Build a log target factory using a supplied class. The implementation
32     * checks the first available constructor arguments and builds a set of
33     * arguments based on the arguments supplied to this builder instance.
34     *
35     * @param clazz the log target factory class
36     * @return a instance of the class
37     * @exception LoggingException if the class does not expose a public
38     * constructor, or the constructor requires arguments that the
39     * builder cannot resolve, or if a unexpected instantiation error
40     * ooccurs
41     */
42     public LogTargetFactory buildLogTargetFactory( Class JavaDoc clazz )
43       throws LoggingException;
44 }
45
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