Index: openide/util/src/org/netbeans/modules/openide/util/LoggerProvider.java
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RCS file: openide/util/src/org/netbeans/modules/openide/util/LoggerProvider.java
diff -N openide/util/src/org/netbeans/modules/openide/util/LoggerProvider.java
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ openide/util/src/org/netbeans/modules/openide/util/LoggerProvider.java	11 Jun 2007 20:41:14 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development
+ * and Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License.
+ *
+ * You can obtain a copy of the License at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.html
+ * or http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.txt.
+ *
+ * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file
+ * and include the License file at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.txt.
+ * If applicable, add the following below the CDDL Header, with the fields
+ * enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information:
+ * "Portions Copyrighted [year] [name of copyright owner]"
+ *
+ * The Original Software is NetBeans. The Initial Developer of the Original
+ * Software is Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions Copyright 1997-2007 Sun
+ * Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package org.netbeans.modules.openide.util;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Andrei Badea
+ */
+public interface LoggerProvider {
+    
+    Logger getLoggerForModule(Class<?> clazz);
+}
Index: openide/util/src/org/openide/util/Exceptions.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/util/src/org/openide/util/Exceptions.java,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 Exceptions.java
--- openide/util/src/org/openide/util/Exceptions.java	6 Apr 2007 15:17:03 -0000	1.11
+++ openide/util/src/org/openide/util/Exceptions.java	11 Jun 2007 20:41:14 -0000
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.LoggerProvider;
 
 
 /** Useful utility and methods to work with exceptions as
@@ -43,10 +44,32 @@
  * @since 7.2
  */
 public final class Exceptions extends Object {
+    
+    private static final String LOC_MSG_PLACEHOLDER = "msg"; // NOI18N
+    
+    private static volatile LoggerProvider LOGGER_PROVIDER;
+    
     private Exceptions() {
     }
     
-    private static final String LOC_MSG_PLACEHOLDER = "msg"; // NOI18N
+    public static Logger getLogger(Class<?> clazz) {
+        return getLoggerProvider().getLoggerForModule(clazz);
+    }
+
+    private static LoggerProvider getLoggerProvider() {
+        if (LOGGER_PROVIDER == null) {
+            LoggerProvider provider = Lookup.getDefault().lookup(LoggerProvider.class);
+            if (provider == null) {
+                provider = new DefaultLoggerProvider();
+            }
+            synchronized (Exceptions.class) {
+                if (LOGGER_PROVIDER == null) {
+                    LOGGER_PROVIDER = provider;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return LOGGER_PROVIDER;
+    }
 
     /** Attaches additional message to given exception. This message will
      * be visible when one does <code>e.printStackTrace()</code>.
@@ -274,4 +297,10 @@
             super(s, i);
         }
     } // end of OwnLevel
+    private static final class DefaultLoggerProvider implements LoggerProvider {
+        
+        public Logger getLoggerForModule(Class<?> clazz) {
+            return Logger.getLogger(clazz.getName());
+        }
+    } // end of DefaultLoggerProvider
 }
Index: core/startup/src/META-INF/services/org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.LoggerProvider
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RCS file: core/startup/src/META-INF/services/org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.LoggerProvider
diff -N core/startup/src/META-INF/services/org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.LoggerProvider
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ core/startup/src/META-INF/services/org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.LoggerProvider	11 Jun 2007 20:41:15 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+org.netbeans.core.startup.NbLoggerProvider
Index: core/startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/NbLoggerProvider.java
===================================================================
RCS file: core/startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/NbLoggerProvider.java
diff -N core/startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/NbLoggerProvider.java
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ core/startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/NbLoggerProvider.java	11 Jun 2007 20:41:15 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development
+ * and Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License.
+ *
+ * You can obtain a copy of the License at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.html
+ * or http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.txt.
+ *
+ * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file
+ * and include the License file at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.txt.
+ * If applicable, add the following below the CDDL Header, with the fields
+ * enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information:
+ * "Portions Copyrighted [year] [name of copyright owner]"
+ *
+ * The Original Software is NetBeans. The Initial Developer of the Original
+ * Software is Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions Copyright 1997-2007 Sun
+ * Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package org.netbeans.core.startup;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import org.netbeans.Util;
+import org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.LoggerProvider;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Andrei Badea
+ */
+public class NbLoggerProvider implements LoggerProvider {
+
+    public NbLoggerProvider() {
+    }
+
+    public Logger getLoggerForModule(Class<?> clazz) {
+        ClassLoader cl = clazz.getClassLoader();
+        String name;
+        if (cl instanceof Util.ModuleProvider) {
+            name = ((Util.ModuleProvider)cl).getModule().getCodeNameBase();
+        } else {
+            name = clazz.getName();
+        }
+        assert name != null;
+        return Logger.getLogger(name);
+    }
+}