Layout.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Janith Bandara, This source is a part of
 * Audit4j - An open source auditing framework.
 * http://audit4j.org
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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 *
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package org.audit4j.core.layout;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.audit4j.core.Initializable;
import org.audit4j.core.dto.AuditEvent;

/**
 * The Interface Layout.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:janith3000@gmail.com">Janith Bandara</a>
 * 
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
public interface Layout extends Initializable, Serializable{

	/**
	 * Format.
	 *
	 * @param event the event
	 * @return the string
	 */
	String format(AuditEvent event);
}