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16 */
17 package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.api;
18
19 /**
20 * Builder for constructing Appender Components.
21 * @since 2.4
22 */
23 public interface AppenderComponentBuilder extends FilterableComponentBuilder<AppenderComponentBuilder> {
24
25 /**
26 * Adds a Layout to the Appender component.
27 * @param builder The LayoutComponentBuilder with all of its attributes set.
28 * @return this builder.
29 */
30 AppenderComponentBuilder add(LayoutComponentBuilder builder);
31
32 /**
33 * Returns the name of the Appender.
34 * @return the name of the Appender.
35 */
36 @Override
37 String getName();
38 }