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package org.gradle.logging;

import org.gradle.api.logging.LogLevel;

public interface StyledTextOutputFactory {
    /**
     * Creates a {@code StyledTextOutput} with the given category and the standard output log level.
     *
     * @param logCategory The log category.
     * @return the output
     */
    StyledTextOutput create(String logCategory);

    /**
     * Creates a {@code StyledTextOutput} with the given category and the standard output log level.
     *
     * @param logCategory The log category.
     * @return the output
     */

    StyledTextOutput create(Class logCategory);

    /**
     * Creates a {@code StyledTextOutput} with the given category and log level.
     *
     * @param logCategory The log category.
     * @param logLevel The log level. Can be null to use the standard output log level.
     * @return the output
     */
    StyledTextOutput create(Class logCategory, LogLevel logLevel);

    /**
     * Creates a {@code StyledTextOutput} with the given category and log level.
     *
     * @param logCategory The log category.
     * @param logLevel The log level. Can be null to use the standard output log level.
     * @return the output
     */
    StyledTextOutput create(String logCategory, LogLevel logLevel);
}
