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017    package org.apache.logging.log4j.core;
018    
019    import java.io.Serializable;
020    
021    /**
022     * @issue LOG4J2-36: Appender interface should be refactored
023     */
024    public interface Appender<T extends Serializable> extends LifeCycle {
025    
026        /**
027         * Log in <code>Appender</code> specific way. When appropriate,
028         * Loggers will call the <code>doAppend</code> method of appender
029         * implementations in order to log.
030         *
031         * @param event The LogEvent.
032         */
033        void append(LogEvent event);
034    
035    
036        /**
037         * Get the name of this appender.
038         *
039         * @return name, may be null.
040         */
041        String getName();
042    
043        /**
044         * Returns this appender's layout.
045         *
046         * @return the Layout for the Appender or null if none is configured.
047         * @issue LOG4J2-36 Refactor into Channel
048         */
049        Layout<T> getLayout();
050    
051        /**
052         * If set to true any exceptions thrown by the Appender will be logged but not thrown.
053         * @return true if Exceptions should be suppressed, false otherwise.
054         */
055        boolean isExceptionSuppressed();
056    
057        ErrorHandler getHandler();
058    
059        void setHandler(ErrorHandler handler);
060    
061    }