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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Appender;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.ErrorHandler;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger;

/**
 *
 */
public class DefaultErrorHandler implements ErrorHandler {

    private static final Logger LOGGER = StatusLogger.getLogger();

    private static final int MAX_EXCEPTIONS = 3;

    private static final int EXCEPTION_INTERVAL = 300000;

    private int exceptionCount = 0;

    private long lastException;

    private Appender appender;

    public DefaultErrorHandler(Appender appender) {
        this.appender = appender;
    }


    /**
     * Handle an error with a message.
     * @param msg The message.
     */
    public void error(String msg) {
        long current = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (lastException + EXCEPTION_INTERVAL < current || exceptionCount++ < MAX_EXCEPTIONS) {
            LOGGER.error(msg);
        }
        lastException = current;
    }

    /**
     * Handle an error with a message and an exception.
     * @param msg The message.
     * @param t The Throwable.
     */
    public void error(String msg, Throwable t) {
        long current = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (lastException + EXCEPTION_INTERVAL < current || exceptionCount++ < MAX_EXCEPTIONS) {
            LOGGER.error(msg, t);
        }
        lastException = current;
        if (!appender.isExceptionSuppressed() && t != null) {
            throw new AppenderRuntimeException(msg, t);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Handle an error with a message, and exception and a logging event.
     * @param msg The message.
     * @param event The LogEvent.
     * @param t The Throwable.
     */
    public void error(String msg, LogEvent event, Throwable t) {
        long current = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (lastException + EXCEPTION_INTERVAL < current || exceptionCount++ < MAX_EXCEPTIONS) {
            LOGGER.error(msg, t);
        }
        lastException = current;
        if (!appender.isExceptionSuppressed() && t != null) {
            throw new AppenderRuntimeException(msg, t);
        }
    }
}

@@ -1412,16 +1412,22 @@
 private 
+final 
 Appender

Make ivar final.