can contain references to multiple loggers that are used for different purposes. A typical scenario for a server application is to have each major component of the server use its own Log instance. Cause messages to be logged (if the corresponding detail level is enabled) by calling appropriate methods (trace(), debug(), info(), warn(), error, and fatal()). For convenience, LogFactory also offers a static method getLog() that combines the typical two-step pattern: Log log = LogFactory.getFactory(...