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

import java.nio.charset.Charset;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Constants;

/**
 * Abstract base class for Layouts that result in a String.
 */
public abstract class AbstractStringLayout extends AbstractLayout<String> {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    /**
     * The charset for the formatted message.
     */
    // TODO: Charset is not serializable. Implement read/writeObject() ?
    private final Charset charset;

    protected AbstractStringLayout(final Charset charset) {
        this(charset, null, null);
    }

    protected AbstractStringLayout(final Charset charset, final byte[] header, final byte[] footer) {
        super(header, footer);
        this.charset = charset == null ? Constants.UTF_8 : charset;
    }

    protected byte[] getBytes(String s) {
        return s.getBytes(charset);
    }

    protected Charset getCharset() {
        return charset;
    }

    /**
     * @return The default content type for Strings.
     */
    @Override
    public String getContentType() {
        return "text/plain";
    }

    /**
     * Formats the Log Event as a byte array.
     *
     * @param event
     *        The Log Event.
     * @return The formatted event as a byte array.
     */
    @Override
    public byte[] toByteArray(final LogEvent event) {
        return toSerializable(event).getBytes(charset);
    }
}
