| #region Apache License |
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| #endregion |
| |
| using log4net.Filter; |
| using log4net.Layout; |
| using log4net.Core; |
| |
| namespace log4net.Appender |
| { |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Implement this interface for your own strategies for printing log statements. |
| /// </summary> |
| /// <remarks> |
| /// <para> |
| /// Implementors should consider extending the <see cref="AppenderSkeleton"/> |
| /// class which provides a default implementation of this interface. |
| /// </para> |
| /// <para> |
| /// Appenders can also implement the <see cref="IOptionHandler"/> interface. Therefore |
| /// they would require that the <see cref="M:IOptionHandler.ActivateOptions()"/> method |
| /// be called after the appenders properties have been configured. |
| /// </para> |
| /// </remarks> |
| /// <author>Nicko Cadell</author> |
| /// <author>Gert Driesen</author> |
| public interface IAppender |
| { |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Closes the appender and releases resources. |
| /// </summary> |
| /// <remarks> |
| /// <para> |
| /// Releases any resources allocated within the appender such as file handles, |
| /// network connections, etc. |
| /// </para> |
| /// <para> |
| /// It is a programming error to append to a closed appender. |
| /// </para> |
| /// </remarks> |
| void Close(); |
| |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Log the logging event in Appender specific way. |
| /// </summary> |
| /// <param name="loggingEvent">The event to log</param> |
| /// <remarks> |
| /// <para> |
| /// This method is called to log a message into this appender. |
| /// </para> |
| /// </remarks> |
| void DoAppend(LoggingEvent loggingEvent); |
| |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Gets or sets the name of this appender. |
| /// </summary> |
| /// <value>The name of the appender.</value> |
| /// <remarks> |
| /// <para>The name uniquely identifies the appender.</para> |
| /// </remarks> |
| string Name { get; set; } |
| } |
| } |