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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
3  *
4  * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
5  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
6  * the LICENSE file.
7  */
8 package org.jivesoftware.util.log;
9
10 /**
11  * LogTarget is a class to encapsulate outputting LogEvent's.
12  * This provides the base for all output and filter targets.
13  * <p/>
14  * Warning: If performance becomes a problem then this
15  * interface will be rewritten as a abstract class.
16  *
17  * @author <a HREF="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
18  */
19 public interface LogTarget {
20     /**
21      * Process a log event.
22      * In NO case should this method ever throw an exception/error.
23      * The reason is that logging is usually added for debugging/auditing
24      * purposes and it would be unnaceptable to have your debugging
25      * code cause more errors.
26      *
27      * @param event the event
28      */
29     void processEvent(LogEvent event);
30 }
31
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