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package org.apache.log;
/**
* LogTarget is a class to encapsulate outputting LogEvent's.
* This provides the base for all output and filter targets.
*
* Warning: If performance becomes a problem then this
* interface will be rewritten as a abstract class.
*
* @author Peter Donald
* @deprecated Will be dropped in 3.3
*/
@Deprecated
public interface LogTarget
{
/**
* Process a log event.
* In NO case should this method ever throw an exception/error.
* The reason is that logging is usually added for debugging/auditing
* purposes and it would be unnaceptable to have your debugging
* code cause more errors.
*
* @param event the event
*/
void processEvent( LogEvent event );
}