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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.jmx;


/**
 * The MBean interface for monitoring and managing an {@code Appender}.
 */
public interface AppenderAdminMBean {
    /**
     * ObjectName pattern ({@value}) for AppenderAdmin MBeans.
     * This pattern contains two variables, where the first is the
     * name of the context, the second is the name of the instrumented appender.
     * <p>
     * You can find all registered AppenderAdmin MBeans like this:
     * </p>
     * <pre>
     * MBeanServer mbs = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer();
     * String pattern = String.format(AppenderAdminMBean.PATTERN, "*", "*");
     * Set<ObjectName> appenderNames = mbs.queryNames(new ObjectName(pattern), null);
     * </pre>
     * <p>
     * Some characters are not allowed in ObjectNames. The logger context name
     * and appender name may be quoted. When AppenderAdmin MBeans are
     * registered, their ObjectNames are created using this pattern as follows:
     * </p>
     * <pre>
     * String ctxName = Server.escape(loggerContext.getName());
     * String appenderName = Server.escape(appender.getName());
     * String name = String.format(PATTERN, ctxName, appenderName);
     * ObjectName objectName = new ObjectName(name);
     * </pre>
     * @see Server#escape(String)
     */
    String PATTERN = Server.DOMAIN + ":type=%s,component=Appenders,name=%s";

    /**
     * Returns the name of the instrumented {@code Appender}.
     *
     * @return the name of the Appender
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the result of calling {@code toString} on the {@code Layout}
     * object of the instrumented {@code Appender}.
     *
     * @return the {@code Layout} of the instrumented {@code Appender} as a
     *         string
     */
    String getLayout();

    /**
     * Returns how exceptions thrown on the instrumented {@code Appender} are
     * handled.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if any exceptions thrown by the Appender will be
     *         logged or {@code false} if such exceptions are re-thrown.
     */
    boolean isIgnoreExceptions();

    /**
     * Returns the result of calling {@code toString} on the error handler of
     * this appender, or {@code "null"} if no error handler was set.
     *
     * @return result of calling {@code toString} on the error handler of this
     *         appender, or {@code "null"}
     */
    String getErrorHandler();

    /**
     * Returns a string description of all filters configured for the
     * instrumented {@code Appender}.
     *
     * @return a string description of all configured filters for this
     *         appender
     */
    String getFilter();
}