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017package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.api;
018
019/**
020 * Builder for constructing Appender Components.
021 * @since 2.4
022 */
023public interface AppenderComponentBuilder extends FilterableComponentBuilder<AppenderComponentBuilder> {
024
025    /**
026     * Adds a Layout to the Appender component.
027     * @param builder The LayoutComponentBuilder with all of its attributes set.
028     * @return this builder.
029     */
030    AppenderComponentBuilder add(LayoutComponentBuilder builder);
031
032    /**
033     * Returns the name of the Appender.
034     * @return the name of the Appender.
035     */
036    @Override
037    String getName();
038}