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

import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.Marker;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Filter;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Logger;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Node;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginAttribute;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginFactory;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.Message;

/**
 * This filter returns the onMatch result if the level in the LogEvent is the same or more specific
 * than the configured level and the onMismatch value otherwise. For example, if the ThresholdFilter
 * is configured with Level ERROR and the LogEvent contains Level DEBUG then the onMismatch value will
 * be returned since ERROR events are more specific than DEBUG.
 *
 * The default Level is ERROR.
 */
@Plugin(name = "ThresholdFilter", category = Node.CATEGORY, elementType = Filter.ELEMENT_TYPE, printObject = true)
public final class ThresholdFilter extends AbstractFilter {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private final Level level;

    private ThresholdFilter(final Level level, final Result onMatch, final Result onMismatch) {
        super(onMatch, onMismatch);
        this.level = level;
    }

    @Override
    public Result filter(final Logger logger, final Level level, final Marker marker, final String msg,
                         final Object... params) {
        return filter(level);
    }

    @Override
    public Result filter(final Logger logger, final Level level, final Marker marker, final Object msg,
                         final Throwable t) {
        return filter(level);
    }

    @Override
    public Result filter(final Logger logger, final Level level, final Marker marker, final Message msg,
                         final Throwable t) {
        return filter(level);
    }

    @Override
    public Result filter(final LogEvent event) {
        return filter(event.getLevel());
    }

    private Result filter(final Level level) {
        return level.isMoreSpecificThan(this.level) ? onMatch : onMismatch;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return level.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Create a ThresholdFilter.
     * @param level The log Level.
     * @param match The action to take on a match.
     * @param mismatch The action to take on a mismatch.
     * @return The created ThresholdFilter.
     */
    @PluginFactory
    public static ThresholdFilter createFilter(
            @PluginAttribute("level") final Level level,
            @PluginAttribute("onMatch") final Result match,
            @PluginAttribute("onMismatch") final Result mismatch) {
        final Level actualLevel = level == null ? Level.ERROR : level;
        final Result onMatch = match == null ? Result.NEUTRAL : match;
        final Result onMismatch = mismatch == null ? Result.DENY : mismatch;
        return new ThresholdFilter(actualLevel, onMatch, onMismatch);
    }

}

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Add org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.ThresholdFilter.getLevel() (useful for tests).