diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogger.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogger.kt
index 2d8671e3..d8009c61 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogger.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogger.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@file:Suppress("MoveLambdaOutsideParentheses")
+
 package io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging
 
 import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.internal.toStringSafe
@@ -280,7 +282,8 @@ public interface KLogger {
    *
    * @param msg the message string to be logged
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead") public fun trace(msg: String?): Unit = trace { msg }
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg\"}"))
+  public fun trace(msg: String?): Unit = trace { msg }
 
   /**
    * Log a message at the TRACE level according to the specified msg and argument.
@@ -290,7 +293,8 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead") public fun trace(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public fun trace(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
    * Log a message at the TRACE level according to the specified msg and arguments.
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
   public fun trace(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -316,7 +320,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments a list of 3 or more arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
   public fun trace(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace(t) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun trace(msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit = trace(t as Throwable, null, { msg })
 
   /**
@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
    * @param msg the message string to be logged
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace(marker) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun trace(marker: Marker?, msg: String?): Unit = trace(null as Throwable?, marker, { msg })
 
   /**
@@ -345,7 +349,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
   public fun trace(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -357,7 +361,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use trace {} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}")
+  )
   public fun trace(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -368,7 +375,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments an array of arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use trace {} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace(marker) { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}")
+  )
   public fun trace(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -379,7 +389,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace(t, marker) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun trace(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit =
     trace(t as Throwable, marker, { msg })
 
@@ -388,7 +398,8 @@ public interface KLogger {
    *
    * @param msg the message string to be logged
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead") public fun debug(msg: String?): Unit = debug { msg }
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg\"}"))
+  public fun debug(msg: String?): Unit = debug { msg }
 
   /**
    * Log a message at the DEBUG level according to the specified msg and argument.
@@ -398,7 +409,8 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead") public fun debug(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public fun debug(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
    * Log a message at the DEBUG level according to the specified msg and arguments.
@@ -409,7 +421,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
   public fun debug(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -433,7 +445,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug(t) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun debug(msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit = debug(t as Throwable, null, { msg })
 
   /**
@@ -442,7 +454,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param marker the marker data specific to this log statement
    * @param msg the message string to be logged
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug(marker) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun debug(marker: Marker?, msg: String?): Unit = debug(null as Throwable?, marker, { msg })
 
   /**
@@ -453,7 +465,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
   public fun debug(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -465,7 +477,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use debug {} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}")
+  )
   public fun debug(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -476,7 +491,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments a list of 3 or more arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use debug {} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug(marker) { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}")
+  )
   public fun debug(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -487,7 +505,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug(t, marker) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun debug(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit =
     debug(t as Throwable, marker, { msg })
 
@@ -506,7 +524,8 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead") public fun info(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public fun info(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
    * Log a message at the INFO level according to the specified msg and arguments.
@@ -517,7 +536,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
   public fun info(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -531,7 +550,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments a list of 3 or more arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
   public fun info(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -540,7 +559,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info(t) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun info(msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit = info(t as Throwable, null, { msg })
 
   /**
@@ -549,7 +568,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param marker The marker specific to this log statement
    * @param msg the message string to be logged
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info(marker) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun info(marker: Marker?, msg: String?): Unit = info(null as Throwable?, marker, { msg })
 
   /**
@@ -560,7 +579,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
   public fun info(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -572,7 +591,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use info {} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}")
+  )
   public fun info(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -583,7 +605,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments a list of 3 or more arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use info {} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info(marker) { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}")
+  )
   public fun info(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -594,7 +619,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info(t, marker) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun info(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit =
     info(t as Throwable, marker, { msg })
 
@@ -613,7 +638,8 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead") public fun warn(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public fun warn(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
    * Log a message at the WARN level according to the specified msg and arguments.
@@ -626,7 +652,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments a list of 3 or more arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
   public fun warn(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -638,7 +664,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
   public fun warn(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -647,7 +673,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn(t) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun warn(msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit = warn(t as Throwable, null, { msg })
 
   /**
@@ -656,7 +682,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param marker The marker specific to this log statement
    * @param msg the message string to be logged
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn(marker) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun warn(marker: Marker?, msg: String?): Unit = warn(null as Throwable?, marker, { msg })
 
   /**
@@ -667,7 +693,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
   public fun warn(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -679,6 +705,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use warn {} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}")
+  )
   public fun warn(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -689,7 +719,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments a list of 3 or more arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use warn {} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn(marker) { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}")
+  )
   public fun warn(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -700,7 +733,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn(t, marker) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun warn(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit =
     warn(t as Throwable, marker, { msg })
 
@@ -709,7 +742,8 @@ public interface KLogger {
    *
    * @param msg the message string to be logged
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead") public fun error(msg: String?): Unit = error { msg }
+  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error { \"\$msg\"}"))
+  public fun error(msg: String?): Unit = error { msg }
 
   /**
    * Log a message at the ERROR level according to the specified msg and argument.
@@ -719,7 +753,8 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead") public fun error(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
+  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public fun error(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
    * Log a message at the ERROR level according to the specified msg and arguments.
@@ -730,7 +765,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
   public fun error(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -745,7 +780,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments a list of 3 or more arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
   public fun error(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -754,7 +789,7 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the message accompanying the exception
    * @param t the exception (throwable) to log
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use error(t){} instead")
+  @Deprecated("Use error(t){} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error(t) { \"\$msg\"}"))
   public fun error(msg: String?, t: Throwable?): Unit = error(t, null) { msg }
 
   /**
@@ -763,7 +798,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param marker The marker specific to this log statement
    * @param msg the message string to be logged
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use error(marker){} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use error(marker){} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error(marker) { \"\$msg\"}")
+  )
   public fun error(marker: Marker?, msg: String?): Unit = error(null as Throwable?, marker) { msg }
 
   /**
@@ -774,6 +812,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arg the argument
    */
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use error(marker){} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg \"}")
+  )
   public fun error(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -785,7 +827,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param arg1 the first argument
    * @param arg2 the second argument
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use error(marker){} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use error(marker){} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error(marker) { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}")
+  )
   public fun error(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   /**
@@ -796,7 +841,10 @@ public interface KLogger {
    * @param msg the msg string
    * @param arguments a list of 3 or more arguments
    */
-  @Deprecated("Use error(marker){} instead")
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use error(marker){} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error(marker) { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}")
+  )
   public fun error(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit = TODO()
 
   @Deprecated("Use error instead", ReplaceWith("error(t, marker, msg)"))
diff --git a/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/LocationAwareKLogger.kt b/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/LocationAwareKLogger.kt
index e8967704..3dbeec27 100644
--- a/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/LocationAwareKLogger.kt
+++ b/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/LocationAwareKLogger.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import org.slf4j.spi.LocationAwareLogger
  * correct fully qualified class name.
  */
 internal class LocationAwareKLogger(override val underlyingLogger: LocationAwareLogger) :
-  KLogger, DelegatingKLogger<LocationAwareLogger>, Slf4jLogger() {
+  KLogger, DelegatingKLogger<LocationAwareLogger>, Slf4jLogger<LocationAwareLogger>() {
 
   override val name: String
     get() = underlyingLogger.name
diff --git a/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/LocationIgnorantKLogger.kt b/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/LocationIgnorantKLogger.kt
index e1f853c0..c1115c81 100644
--- a/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/LocationIgnorantKLogger.kt
+++ b/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/LocationIgnorantKLogger.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger
  * methods
  */
 internal class LocationIgnorantKLogger(override val underlyingLogger: Logger) :
-  KLogger, DelegatingKLogger<Logger>, Slf4jLogger() {
+  KLogger, DelegatingKLogger<Logger>, Slf4jLogger<Logger>() {
 
   override val name: String
     get() = underlyingLogger.name
diff --git a/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/Slf4jLogger.kt b/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/Slf4jLogger.kt
index 227c302c..909fcdd5 100644
--- a/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/Slf4jLogger.kt
+++ b/src/javaMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/slf4j/internal/Slf4jLogger.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.slf4j.internal
 
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.DelegatingKLogger
 import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KLogger
 import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.Level
 import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.Marker
 import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.slf4j.toSlf4j
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 
-public abstract class Slf4jLogger : KLogger {
+public abstract class Slf4jLogger<T : Logger> : KLogger, DelegatingKLogger<T> {
 
   // we don't move more methods to here because if it will appear on stacktrace
   // it will break fqcn for class name in location aware loggers
@@ -26,4 +27,132 @@ public abstract class Slf4jLogger : KLogger {
       Level.OFF -> false
     }
   }
+
+  ///
+  /// The methods below are deprecated and will be removed in the future
+  ///
+
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun trace(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = underlyingLogger.trace(msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun trace(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.trace(msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
+  public override fun trace(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.trace(msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun trace(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.trace(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun trace(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.trace(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use trace {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("trace { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
+  public override fun trace(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.trace(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun debug(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = underlyingLogger.debug(msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun debug(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.debug(msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
+  public override fun debug(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.debug(msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun debug(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.debug(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun debug(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.debug(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use debug {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("debug { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
+  public override fun debug(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.debug(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun info(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = underlyingLogger.info(msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun info(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.info(msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
+  public override fun info(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.info(msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun info(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.info(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun info(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.info(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use info {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("info { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
+  public override fun info(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.info(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun warn(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = underlyingLogger.warn(msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun warn(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.warn(msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun warn(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.warn(msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun warn(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.warn(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun warn(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.warn(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use warn {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("warn { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
+  public override fun warn(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.warn(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error { \"\$msg \$arg\"}"))
+  public override fun error(msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit = underlyingLogger.error(msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error { \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}"))
+  public override fun error(msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.error(msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated("Use error {} instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error { \"\$msg \$arguments\"}"))
+  public override fun error(msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.error(msg, *arguments)
+
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use error(marker){} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error(marker){ \"\$msg \$arg\"}")
+  )
+  public override fun error(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.error(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg)
+
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use error(marker){} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error(marker){ \"\$msg \$arg1 \$arg2\"}")
+  )
+  public override fun error(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, arg1: Any?, arg2: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.error(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, arg1, arg2)
+
+  @Deprecated(
+    "Use error(marker){} instead",
+    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("error(marker){ \"\$msg \$arguments\"}")
+  )
+  public override fun error(marker: Marker?, msg: String?, vararg arguments: Any?): Unit =
+    underlyingLogger.error(marker?.toSlf4j(), msg, *arguments)
 }
diff --git a/src/jvmMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogging.kt b/src/jvmMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogging.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27091edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jvmMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogging.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging
+
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.internal.KLoggerFactory
+
+/**
+ * A class with logging capabilities usage example:
+ * ```
+ * class ClassWithLogging {
+ *   companion object: KLogging()
+ *   fun test() {
+ *     logger.info{"test ClassWithLogging"}
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+@Deprecated("Use KLogger instead", ReplaceWith("KLogger", "io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KLogger"))
+public open class KLogging : KLoggable {
+  override val logger: KLogger = logger()
+}
+
+/** A class with logging capabilities and explicit logger name */
+@Deprecated("Use KLogger instead", ReplaceWith("KLogger", "io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KLogger"))
+public open class NamedKLogging(name: String) : KLoggable {
+  override val logger: KLogger = logger(name)
+}
+
+/**
+ * An interface representing class with logging capabilities implemented using a logger obtain a
+ * logger with logger() method
+ */
+@Deprecated("Use KLogger instead", ReplaceWith("KLogger", "io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KLogger"))
+public interface KLoggable {
+
+  /** The member that performs the actual logging */
+  public val logger: KLogger
+
+  /** get logger for the class */
+  public fun logger(): KLogger = KLoggerFactory.logger(this::class.java.name)
+
+  /** get logger by explicit name */
+  public fun logger(name: String): KLogger = KLoggerFactory.logger(name)
+}