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package org.slf4j;

import org.slf4j.helpers.Util;
import org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder;

/**
 * MarkerFactory is a utility class producing {@link Marker} instances as
 * appropriate for the logging system currently in use.
 * 
 * <p>
 * This class is essentially implemented as a wrapper around an
 * {@link IMarkerFactory} instance bound at compile time.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Please note that all methods in this class are static.
 * 
 * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
 */
public class MarkerFactory {
  static IMarkerFactory markerFactory;

  private MarkerFactory() {
  }

  static {
    try {
      markerFactory = StaticMarkerBinder.SINGLETON.getMarkerFactory();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      // we should never get here
      Util.reportFailure("Could not instantiate instance of class ["
          + StaticMarkerBinder.SINGLETON.getMarkerFactoryClassStr() + "]", e);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Return a Marker instance as specified by the name parameter using the
   * previously bound {@link IMarkerFactory}instance.
   * 
   * @param name
   *          The name of the {@link Marker} object to return.
   * @return marker
   */
  public static Marker getMarker(String name) {
    return markerFactory.getMarker(name);
  }

  /**
   * Create a marker which is detached (even at birth) from the MarkerFactory.
   *
   * @return a dangling marker
   * @since 1.5.1
   */
  public static Marker getDetachedMarker(String name) {
    return markerFactory.getDetachedMarker(name);
  }
  
  /**
   * Return the {@link IMarkerFactory}instance in use.
   * 
   * <p>The IMarkerFactory instance is usually bound with this class at 
   * compile time.
   * 
   * @return the IMarkerFactory instance in use
   */
  public static IMarkerFactory getIMarkerFactory() {
    return markerFactory;
  }
}