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<pre><span class="sourceLineNo">001</span>/*<a name="line.1"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">002</span> * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more<a name="line.2"></a>
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<span class="sourceLineNo">016</span> */<a name="line.16"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">017</span><a name="line.17"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">018</span>package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util;<a name="line.18"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">019</span><a name="line.19"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">020</span>/**<a name="line.20"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">021</span> * A type of builder that can be used to configure and create a instances using a Java DSL instead of<a name="line.21"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">022</span> * through a configuration file. These builders are primarily useful for internal code and unit tests, but they can<a name="line.22"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">023</span> * technically be used as a verbose alternative to configuration files.<a name="line.23"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">024</span> *<a name="line.24"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">025</span> * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.25"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">026</span> * When creating &lt;em&gt;plugin&lt;/em&gt; builders, it is customary to create the builder class as a public static inner class<a name="line.26"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">027</span> * called {@code Builder}. For instance, the builder class for<a name="line.27"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">028</span> * {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout PatternLayout} would be<a name="line.28"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">029</span> * {@code PatternLayout.Builder}.<a name="line.29"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">030</span> * &lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.30"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">031</span> *<a name="line.31"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">032</span> * @param &lt;T&gt; This builder creates instances of this class.<a name="line.32"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">033</span> */<a name="line.33"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">034</span>public interface Builder&lt;T&gt; {<a name="line.34"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">035</span><a name="line.35"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">036</span> /**<a name="line.36"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">037</span> * Builds the object after all configuration has been set. This will use default values for any<a name="line.37"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">038</span> * unspecified attributes for the object.<a name="line.38"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">039</span> *<a name="line.39"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">040</span> * @return the configured instance.<a name="line.40"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">041</span> * @throws org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationException if there was an error building the<a name="line.41"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">042</span> * object.<a name="line.42"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">043</span> */<a name="line.43"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">044</span> T build();<a name="line.44"></a>
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