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package org.apache.log4j.builders.appender;

import java.util.Properties;

import org.apache.log4j.Appender;
import org.apache.log4j.builders.Builder;
import org.apache.log4j.config.PropertiesConfiguration;
import org.apache.log4j.xml.XmlConfiguration;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * Define an Appender Builder.
 *
 * @param <T> The type to build.
 */
public interface AppenderBuilder<T extends Appender> extends Builder<T> {

    Appender parseAppender(Element element, XmlConfiguration configuration);

    Appender parseAppender(String name, String appenderPrefix, String layoutPrefix, String filterPrefix,
            Properties props, PropertiesConfiguration configuration);

}
