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+package net.tomatentum.marinara.util;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.simple.SimpleLogger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.util.PropertiesUtil;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.util.ProviderUtil;
+
+public class LoggerUtil {
+    public static Logger getLogger(String name) {
+        if (ProviderUtil.hasProviders()) {
+            return LogManager.getLogger(name);
+        }else
+            return new SimpleLogger(name, Level.DEBUG, true, false, true, true, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSZ", null,
+                                                 new PropertiesUtil(new Properties()), System.out);
+    }
+}