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using log4net.Appender;

namespace log4net.Core;

/// <summary>
/// Interface for attaching appenders to objects.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// Interface for attaching, removing and retrieving appenders.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
/// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
public interface IAppenderAttachable
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Attaches an appender.
  /// </summary>
  /// <param name="appender">The appender to add.</param>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// Add the specified appender. The implementation may
  /// choose to allow or deny duplicate appenders.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  void AddAppender(IAppender appender);

  /// <summary>
  /// Gets all attached appenders.
  /// </summary>
  /// <value>
  /// A collection of attached appenders.
  /// </value>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// Gets a collection of attached appenders.
  /// If there are no attached appenders the
  /// implementation should return an empty 
  /// collection rather than <c>null</c>.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  AppenderCollection Appenders { get; }

  /// <summary>
  /// Gets an attached appender with the specified name.
  /// </summary>
  /// <param name="name">The name of the appender to get.</param>
  /// <returns>
  /// The appender with the name specified, or <c>null</c> if no appender with the
  /// specified name is found.
  /// </returns>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// Returns an attached appender with the <paramref name="name"/> specified.
  /// If no appender with the specified name is found <c>null</c> will be
  /// returned.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  IAppender? GetAppender(string? name);

  /// <summary>
  /// Removes all attached appenders.
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// Removes and closes all attached appenders
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  void RemoveAllAppenders();

  /// <summary>
  /// Removes the specified appender from the list of attached appenders.
  /// </summary>
  /// <param name="appender">The appender to remove.</param>
  /// <returns>The appender removed from the list</returns>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// The appender removed is not closed.
  /// If you are discarding the appender you must call
  /// <see cref="IAppender.Close"/> on the appender removed.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  IAppender? RemoveAppender(IAppender appender);

  /// <summary>
  /// Removes the appender with the specified name from the list of appenders.
  /// </summary>
  /// <param name="name">The name of the appender to remove.</param>
  /// <returns>The appender removed from the list</returns>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// The appender removed is not closed.
  /// If you are discarding the appender you must call
  /// <see cref="IAppender.Close"/> on the appender removed.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  IAppender? RemoveAppender(string name);
}
