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1 /*
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17 package org.apache.log.format;
18
19 import org.apache.log.LogEvent;
20
21 /** This defines the interface for components that wish to serialize
22  * LogEvents into Strings.
23  *
24  * @author Peter Donald
25  */
26 public interface Formatter
27 {
28     /**
29      * Serialize log event into string.
30      *
31      * @param event the event
32      * @return the formatted string
33      */
34     String JavaDoc format( LogEvent event );
35 }
36
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