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/**
* Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
* Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
*
* This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
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* the Eclipse Foundation
*
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*
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*/
package ch.qos.logback.core;
import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAware;
import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.FilterAttachable;
import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.LifeCycle;
public interface Appender extends LifeCycle, ContextAware, FilterAttachable {
/**
* Get the name of this appender. The name uniquely identifies the appender.
*/
String getName();
/**
* This is where an appender accomplishes its work. Note that the argument is of
* type Object.
*
* @param event
*/
void doAppend(E event) throws LogbackException;
/**
* Set the name of this appender. The name is used by other components to
* identify this appender.
*
*/
void setName(String name);
}