SLF4JServiceProvider (SLF4J javadoc)

All Known Implementing Classes:

NOP_FallbackServiceProvider, SubstituteServiceProvider
```
public interface SLF4JServiceProvider
```
This interface based on ServiceLoader paradigm.
It replaces the old static-binding mechanism used in SLF4J versions 1.0.x to 1.7.x.

Since:

1.8

Author:

Ceki G¨lc¨

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ILoggerFactory`	`getLoggerFactory()`	Return the instance of `ILoggerFactory` that `LoggerFactory` class should bind to.
`IMarkerFactory`	`getMarkerFactory()`	Return the instance of `IMarkerFactory` that `MarkerFactory` class should bind to.
`MDCAdapter`	`getMDCAdapter()`	Return the instance of `MDCAdapter` that `MDC` should bind to.
`java.lang.String`	`getRequestedApiVersion()`	Return the maximum API version for SLF4J that the logging implementation supports.
`void`	`initialize()`	Initialize the logging back-end.

- Method Detail
  - getLoggerFactory
```
ILoggerFactory getLoggerFactory()
```
    Return the instance of ILoggerFactory that LoggerFactory class should bind to.
    
    Returns:
    
    instance of ILoggerFactory
  - getMarkerFactory
```
IMarkerFactory getMarkerFactory()
```
    Return the instance of IMarkerFactory that MarkerFactory class should bind to.
    
    Returns:
    
    instance of IMarkerFactory
  - getMDCAdapter
```
MDCAdapter getMDCAdapter()
```
    Return the instance of MDCAdapter that MDC should bind to.
    
    Returns:
    
    instance of MDCAdapter
  - getRequestedApiVersion
```
java.lang.String getRequestedApiVersion()
```
    Return the maximum API version for SLF4J that the logging implementation supports.
    For example: "2.0.1".
    
    Returns:
    
    the string API version.
  - initialize
```
void initialize()
```
    Initialize the logging back-end.
    WARNING: This method is intended to be called once by LoggerFactory class and from nowhere else.