/**
 * Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Dustin Sallings
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 *
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 *
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 */

package net.spy.memcached.compat;

import net.spy.memcached.compat.log.Logger;
import net.spy.memcached.compat.log.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Superclass for all Spy Threads.
 */
public class SpyThread extends Thread {

  private transient Logger logger = null;

  // Thread has *eight* constructors. Damnit.

  /**
   * Get an instance of SpyThread.
   */
  public SpyThread() {
    super();
  }

  /**
   * Get an instance of SpyThread with a name.
   *
   * @param name thread name
   */
  public SpyThread(String name) {
    super(name);
  }

  /**
   * Get a Logger instance for this class.
   *
   * @return an appropriate logger instance.
   */
  protected Logger getLogger() {
    if (logger == null) {
      logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
    }
    return (logger);
  }
}
