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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.util.PerformanceSensitive;


/**
 * Returns the event's NDC in a StringBuilder.
 */
@Plugin(name = "NdcPatternConverter", category = PatternConverter.CATEGORY)
@ConverterKeys({"x", "NDC"})
public final class NdcPatternConverter extends LogEventPatternConverter {
    /**
     * Singleton.
     */
    private static final NdcPatternConverter INSTANCE =
        new NdcPatternConverter();

    /**
     * Private constructor.
     */
    private NdcPatternConverter() {
        super("NDC", "ndc");
    }

    /**
     * Obtains an instance of NdcPatternConverter.
     *
     * @param options options, may be null.
     * @return instance of NdcPatternConverter.
     */
    public static NdcPatternConverter newInstance(final String[] options) {
        return INSTANCE;
    }

    @Override
    @PerformanceSensitive("allocation")
    public void format(final LogEvent event, final StringBuilder toAppendTo) {
        toAppendTo.append(event.getContextStack());
    }

    @Override
    public String emptyVariableOutput() {
        return "[]";
    }

}
