TextRenderer.java

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

/**
 * Renders an input to an output.
 */
public interface TextRenderer {

    /**
     * Renders input text to an output.
     * 
     * @param input
     *            The input
     * @param output
     *            The output
     * @param styleName
     *            The style name to use to render the input on the output.
     */
    void render(String input, StringBuilder output, String styleName);

    /**
     * Renders input text to an output.
     * 
     * @param input
     *            The input
     * @param output
     *            The output
     */
    void render(StringBuilder input, StringBuilder output);

}