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1 package org.jzonic.jlo.formatter;
2
3 import org.jzonic.jlo.LogRecord;
4
5 import java.util.Map JavaDoc;
6 /**
7  * This interface defines the methods that every formatter
8  * has to implement.
9  *
10  *@author Andreas Mecky
11  *@author Terry Dye
12  */
13 public interface Formatter {
14
15     /**
16      * This method gets a <code>LogRecord</code> wihich contains
17      * all informations about the logging-request and converts
18      * it to a <code>String</code>.
19      *
20      * @param lr The LogRecord
21      *
22      * @return A String with the formatted message
23      */
24     public String JavaDoc formatMessage(LogRecord lr);
25
26     public void setParameter(Map JavaDoc params);
27 }
28
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