MessageWriter.java

/**
 * Copyright (c) 2013 Eclectic Logic LLC
 * 
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package com.eclecticlogic.whisper.spi;

import com.eclecticlogic.whisper.core.Digest;


/**
 * Every logging appender should expose this interface to log messages that are not suppressed and to send log digests.
 * 
 * @author Karthik Abram 
 *
 */
public interface MessageWriter<E> {

    /**
     * Writes the message through to the attached appender for immediate logging.
     * @param message Message to log.
     */
    void logThrough(Message<E> message);

    /**
     * Writes the digest message through to the attached appender.
     * @param digest
     */
    void logDigest(Digest digest);
}