diff --git a/lib/vagrant/resource_logger.rb b/lib/vagrant/resource_logger.rb
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+++ b/lib/vagrant/resource_logger.rb
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+module Vagrant
+  # Represents a logger for a specific resource within Vagrant. Each
+  # logger should be initialized and set to represent a single
+  # resource. Each logged message will then appear in the following
+  # format:
+  #
+  #     [resource] message
+  #
+  # This class is thread safe. The backing class which actually does
+  # all the logging IO is protected.
+  class ResourceLogger
+    @@singleton_logger = nil
+
+    # The resource which this logger represents.
+    attr_reader :resource
+
+    # The environment that this logger is part of
+    attr_reader :env
+
+    # The backing logger which actually handles the IO. This logger
+    # should be a subclass of the standard library Logger, in general.
+    # IMPORTANT: This logger must be thread-safe.
+    attr_reader :logger
+
+    class << self
+      def singleton_logger(env=nil)
+        if env && env.config.loaded?
+          @@singleton_logger ||= Util::PlainLogger.new(env.config.vagrant.log_output)
+        else
+          Util::PlainLogger.new(nil)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def reset_singleton_logger!
+        @@singleton_logger = nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    def initialize(resource, env)
+      @resource = resource
+      @env = env
+      @logger = self.class.singleton_logger(env)
+    end
+
+    # TODO: The other logging methods.
+
+    def info(message)
+      logger.info("[#{resource}] #{message}")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/plain_logger.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/plain_logger.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d0a6c52b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/plain_logger.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Util
+    # Subclass of the standard library logger which has no format on
+    # its own. The message sent to the logger is outputted as-is.
+    class PlainLogger < ::Logger
+      def format_message(level, time, progname, msg)
+        # We do no formatting, its up to the user
+        msg
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/resource_logger_test.rb b/test/vagrant/resource_logger_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62aa0a44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/resource_logger_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class ResourceLoggerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::ResourceLogger
+  end
+
+  context "singleton logger" do
+    setup do
+      @klass.reset_singleton_logger!
+
+      @result = mock("result")
+    end
+
+    should "return a nil plain logger if no environment is given" do
+      Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).with(nil).returns(@result)
+      assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger
+    end
+
+    should "return a nil plain logger if the config is not loaded" do
+      env = mock_environment
+      env.config.stubs(:loaded?).returns(false)
+
+      Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).with(nil).returns(@result)
+      assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
+    end
+
+    should "return a logger with the specified output if environment is ready" do
+      output = mock("output")
+      env = mock_environment
+      env.config.vagrant.log_output = output
+
+      Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).with(output).returns(@result)
+      assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
+    end
+
+    should "only load the logger once" do
+      output = mock("output")
+      env = mock_environment
+      env.config.vagrant.log_output = output
+
+      Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger.expects(:new).with(output).returns(@result)
+      assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
+      assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
+      assert_equal @result, @klass.singleton_logger(env)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "initialization" do
+    should "setup the logger and attributes" do
+      env = mock_environment
+      resource = mock("resource")
+      result = mock("result")
+
+      @klass.expects(:singleton_logger).with(env).returns(result)
+      instance = @klass.new(resource, env)
+      assert_equal resource, instance.resource
+      assert_equal env, instance.env
+      assert_equal result, instance.logger
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an instance" do
+    setup do
+      @resource = "foo"
+      @env = mock_environment
+      @logger = mock("logger")
+
+      @klass.stubs(:singleton_logger).returns(@logger)
+      @instance = @klass.new(@resource, @env)
+    end
+
+    context "logging methods" do
+      should "log with the proper format" do
+        message = "bar"
+        @logger.expects(:info).with("[#{@resource}] #{message}").once
+
+        @instance.info(message)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/util/plain_logger_test.rb b/test/vagrant/util/plain_logger_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a9cc5346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/util/plain_logger_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class PlainLoggerUtilTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Util::PlainLogger
+    @instance = @klass.new(nil)
+  end
+
+  should "inherit from the standard logger" do
+    assert @instance.is_a?(::Logger)
+  end
+
+  should "not attempt to format the message in any way" do
+    msg = "foo bar baz"
+    assert_equal msg, @instance.format_message("1", "2", "3", msg)
+  end
+end