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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();

    /**
     * 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);

}

@@ -1529,16 +1529,19 @@
   Layout
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Fix generics error