PostCompileProcessor.java

/**
 * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
 * Copyright (C) 1999-2013, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
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 * the Eclipse Foundation
 *
 *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
 *
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 */
package ch.qos.logback.core.pattern;


/**
 * Implements this to perform post compile processing for a PatternLayout.
 * 
 * For example, PatternLayout in the classic module should add a converter for
 * exception handling (otherwise exceptions would not be printed).
 * 
 * @author Ceki Gulcu
 */
public interface PostCompileProcessor<E> {

  /**
   * Post compile processing of the converter chain.
   * 
   * @param head
   *                The first converter in the chain
   */
  void process(Converter<E> head);
}