http://logback.qos.ch/logback-core: logback-core module (QOS.ch)
  • Ceki Gulcu
  • Joern Huxhorn 
Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
the Eclipse Foundation
  or (per the licensee's choosing)
under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
as published by the Free Software Foundation.

/**
 * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
 * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
 * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
 * the Eclipse Foundation
 *
 *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
 *
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 */
package ch.qos.logback.core;

import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAware;
import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.FilterAttachable;
import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.LifeCycle;

public interface Appender<E> extends LifeCycle, ContextAware, FilterAttachable<E> {

    
Get the name of this appender. The name uniquely identifies the appender.

/**
     * Get the name of this appender. The name uniquely identifies the appender.
     */
    String getName();

    
This is where an appender accomplishes its work. Note that the argument 
is of type Object.

Params:
  • event – 
/**
     * This is where an appender accomplishes its work. Note that the argument 
     * is of type Object.
     * @param event
     */
    void doAppend(E event) throws LogbackException;

    
Set the name of this appender. The name is used by other components to
identify this appender.

/**
     * Set the name of this appender. The name is used by other components to
     * identify this appender.
     * 
     */
    void setName(String name);

}