<?php
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 * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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 *
 *	   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 *
 * @package log4php
 */

/**
 * Extend this abstract class to create your own log layout format.
 *	
 * @version $Revision: 822415 $
 * @package log4php
 * @abstract
 */
abstract class LoggerLayout {
	/**
	 * Activates options for this layout.
	 * Override this method if you have options to be activated.
	 */
	public function activateOptions() {
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Override this method to create your own layout format.
	 *
	 * @param LoggerLoggingEvent
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function format(LoggerLoggingEvent $event) {
		return $event->getRenderedMessage();
	} 
	
	/**
	 * Returns the content type output by this layout.
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function getContentType() {
		return "text/plain";
	} 
			
	/**
	 * Returns the footer for the layout format.
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function getFooter() {
		return null;
	} 

	/**
	 * Returns the header for the layout format.
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function getHeader() {
		return null;
	}
}