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package org.apache.log;

/**
 * LogTarget is a class to encapsulate outputting LogEvent's.
 * This provides the base for all output and filter targets.
 *
 * Warning: If performance becomes a problem then this
 * interface will be rewritten as a abstract class.
 *
 * @author Peter Donald
 * @deprecated Will be dropped in 3.3
 */
@Deprecated
public interface LogTarget
{
    /**
     * Process a log event.
     * In NO case should this method ever throw an exception/error.
     * The reason is that logging is usually added for debugging/auditing
     * purposes and it would be unacceptable to have your debugging
     * code cause more errors.
     *
     * @param event the event
     */
    void processEvent( LogEvent event );
}
