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+/*******************************************************************************
+
+        copyright:      Copyright (c) 2004 Kris Bell. All rights reserved
+
+        license:        BSD style: $(LICENSE)
+      
+        version:        Initial release: May 2004
+        
+        author:         Kris
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+module tango.util.log.NullAppender;
+
+private import tango.util.log.Appender;
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+        An appender that does nothing. This is useful for cutting and
+        pasting, and for benchmarking the tango.log environment.
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+public class NullAppender : Appender
+{
+        private Mask mask;
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+               
+                Construct a NullAppender
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        this ()
+        {
+                // Get a unique fingerprint for this class
+                mask = register (getName);
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Create with the given Layout
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        this (EventLayout layout)
+        {
+                setLayout (layout);
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Return the fingerprint for this class
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        Mask getMask ()
+        {
+                return mask;
+        }
+
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Return the name of this class
+
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        char[] getName ()
+        {
+                return this.classinfo.name;
+        }
+                
+        /***********************************************************************
+                
+                Append an event to the output.
+                 
+        ***********************************************************************/
+
+        void append (Event event)
+        {
+                auto layout = getLayout;
+                layout.header  (event);
+                layout.content (event);
+                layout.footer  (event);
+        }
+}