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#ifndef _LOG4CXX_SPI_APPENDER_ATTACHABLE_H_
#define _LOG4CXX_SPI_APPENDER_ATTACHABLE_H_

#include <log4cxx/logstring.h>
#include <log4cxx/helpers/object.h>
#include <log4cxx/appender.h>

namespace LOG4CXX_NS
{
namespace spi
{
/**
 * This Interface is for attaching Appenders to objects.
 */
class LOG4CXX_EXPORT AppenderAttachable : public virtual helpers::Object
{
	public:
		// Methods
		DECLARE_ABSTRACT_LOG4CXX_OBJECT(AppenderAttachable)

		/**
		 * Add an appender.
		 */
		virtual void addAppender(const AppenderPtr newAppender) = 0;

		/**
		 * Get all previously added appenders as an AppenderList.
		 */
		virtual AppenderList getAllAppenders() const = 0;

		/**
		 * Get an appender by name.
		 */
		virtual AppenderPtr getAppender(const LogString& name) const = 0;

		/**
		 * Returns <code>true</code> if the specified appender is in list of
		 * attached appenders, <code>false</code> otherwise.
		 */
		virtual bool isAttached(const AppenderPtr appender) const = 0;

		/**
		 * Remove all previously added appenders.
		 */
		virtual void removeAllAppenders() = 0;

		/**
		 * Remove the appender passed as parameter from the list of appenders.
		 */
		virtual void removeAppender(const AppenderPtr appender) = 0;

		/**
		 * Remove the appender with the name passed as parameter from the
		 * list of appenders.
		 */
		virtual void removeAppender(const LogString& name) = 0;

		// Dtor
		virtual ~AppenderAttachable() {}
};

LOG4CXX_PTR_DEF(AppenderAttachable);
}
}


#endif //_LOG4CXX_SPI_APPENDER_ATTACHABLE_H_
