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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rewrite;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;

Interface to be implemented by components that support modifications to the LogEvent.
/**
 * Interface to be implemented by components that support modifications to the LogEvent.
 */

public interface RewritePolicy {
    
Rewrite a logging event.
Params:
source – a logging event that may be returned or
used to create a new logging event.
Returns:
a logging event or null to suppress processing./**
     * Rewrite a logging event.
     * @param source a logging event that may be returned or
     * used to create a new logging event.
     * @return a logging event or null to suppress processing.
     */
    LogEvent rewrite(final LogEvent source);
}