StringBuilderFormattable.java

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package org.apache.logging.log4j.util;

/**
 * Objects that implement this interface can be converted to text, ideally without allocating temporary objects.
 *
 * @since 2.6
 */
public interface StringBuilderFormattable {

    /**
     * Writes a text representation of this object into the specified {@code StringBuilder}, ideally without allocating
     * temporary objects.
     *
     * @param buffer the StringBuilder to write into
     */
    void formatTo(StringBuilder buffer);
}