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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core;

/**
 * @issue LOG4J2-36: Appender interface should be refactored
 */
public interface Appender extends Lifecycle {

    /**
     * Log in <code>Appender</code> specific way. When appropriate,
     * Loggers will call the <code>doAppend</code> method of appender
     * implementations in order to log.
     *
     * @param event The LogEvent.
     */
    void append(LogEvent event);


    /**
     * Get the name of this appender.
     *
     * @return name, may be null.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns this appenders layout.
     *
     * @return the Layout for the Appender or null if none is configured.
     * @issue LOG4J2-36 Refactor into Channel
     */
    Layout getLayout();

    /**
     * Configurators call this method to determine if the appender
     * requires a layout. If this method returns <code>true</code>,
     * meaning that layout is required, then the configurator will
     * configure an layout using the configuration information at its
     * disposal.  If this method returns <code>false</code>, meaning that
     * a layout is not required, then layout configuration will be
     * skipped even if there is available layout configuration
     * information at the disposal of the configurator..
     * <p/>
     * <p>In the rather exceptional case, where the appender
     * implementation admits a layout but can also work without it, then
     * the appender should return <code>true</code>.
     *
     * @return True if a Layout is required, false otherwise.
     * @issue LOG4J2-36 Refactor into Channel
     */
    boolean requiresLayout();

    /**
     * Returns a Filter if one is present.
     * @return the Filter or null if no Filter is associated with the Appender.
     */
    Filter getFilter();

    /**
     * If set to true any exceptions thrown by the Appender will be logged but not thrown.
     * @return true if Exceptions should be suppressed, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean isExceptionSuppressed();

    ErrorHandler getHandler();

    void setHandler(ErrorHandler handler);

}

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-    /**%0A     * Returns a Filter if one is present.%0A     * @return the Filter or null if no Filter is associated with the Appender.%0A     */%0A    Filter getFilter();%0A%0A
     

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