Class NamedLoggerBase

slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/NamedLoggerBase.java:41–71

Serves as base class for named logger implementation. More significantly, this class establishes deserialization behavior. @author Ceki Gulcu @see #readResolve @since 1.5.3

 * @since 1.5.3
 */
abstract class NamedLoggerBase implements Logger, Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7535258609338176893L;

    protected String name;

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * Replace this instance with a homonymous (same name) logger returned 
     * by LoggerFactory. Note that this method is only called during 
     * deserialization.
     * 
     * <p>
     * This approach will work well if the desired ILoggerFactory is the one
     * referenced by LoggerFactory. However, if the user manages its logger hierarchy
     * through a different (non-static) mechanism, e.g. dependency injection, then
     * this approach would be mostly counterproductive.
     * 
     * @return logger with same name as returned by LoggerFactory
     * @throws ObjectStreamException
     */
    protected Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException {
        // using getName() instead of this.name works even for
        // NOPLogger
        return LoggerFactory.getLogger(getName());
    }

}