--- a/src/luan/modules/logging/LuanLogger.java	Mon Feb 04 20:18:51 2019 -0700
+++ b/src/luan/modules/logging/LuanLogger.java	Tue Feb 05 22:36:55 2019 -0700
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package luan.modules.logging;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.log4j.Hierarchy;
+import org.apache.log4j.Level;
+import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository;
+import org.apache.log4j.spi.RootLogger;
 import luan.Luan;
 import luan.LuanState;
 import luan.LuanException;
@@ -30,4 +35,31 @@
 		logger.debug( luan.toString(obj) );
 	}
 
+
+	private static String KEY = "Logger.Repository";
+
+	public static LoggerRepository getLoggerRepository(LuanState luan) {
+		LoggerRepository lr = (LoggerRepository)luan.registry().get(KEY);
+		return lr != null ? lr : LogManager.getLoggerRepository();
+	}
+
+	public static void setLoggerRepository(LuanState luan,LoggerRepository lr) throws LuanException {
+		luan.registry().put(KEY,lr);
+		LuanTable module = (LuanTable)luan.require("luan:logging/Logging.luan");
+		module.call( "init_root" );
+	}
+
+	public static void newLoggerRepository(LuanState luan) throws LuanException {
+		LoggerRepository lr =  new Hierarchy(new RootLogger(Level.DEBUG));
+		setLoggerRepository(luan,lr);
+	}
+
+	public static Logger getRootLogger(LuanState luan) {
+		return getLoggerRepository(luan).getRootLogger();
+	}
+
+	public static Logger getLogger(LuanState luan,String name) {
+		return getLoggerRepository(luan).getLogger(name);
+	}
+
 }