#region Apache License
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//
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// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
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// contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
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// this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
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// The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0
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// (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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// the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
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//
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// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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//
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// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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// limitations under the License.
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//
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#endregion
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namespace log4net.Plugin
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Interface used to create plugins.
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/// </summary>
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/// <remarks>
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/// <para>
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/// Interface used to create a plugin.
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/// </para>
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/// </remarks>
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/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
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/// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
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public interface IPluginFactory
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Creates the plugin object.
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/// </summary>
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/// <returns>the new plugin instance</returns>
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/// <remarks>
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/// <para>
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/// Create and return a new plugin instance.
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/// </para>
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/// </remarks>
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IPlugin CreatePlugin();
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}
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}
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