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017package org.apache.log4j.builders.appender;
018
019import org.apache.log4j.Appender;
020import org.apache.log4j.config.PropertiesConfiguration;
021import org.apache.log4j.xml.XmlConfiguration;
022import org.w3c.dom.Element;
023
024import java.util.Properties;
025
026/**
027 * Define an Appender Builder.
028 */
029public interface AppenderBuilder {
030
031    Appender parseAppender(Element element, XmlConfiguration configuration);
032
033    Appender parseAppender(String name, String appenderPrefix, String layoutPrefix, String filterPrefix,
034            Properties props, PropertiesConfiguration configuration);
035
036}