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using log4net.Core;

namespace log4net.Appender;

/// <summary>
/// Interface for appenders that support bulk logging.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// This interface extends the <see cref="IAppender"/> interface to
/// support bulk logging of <see cref="LoggingEvent"/> objects. Appenders
/// should only implement this interface if they can bulk log efficiently.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
public interface IBulkAppender : IAppender
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Log the array of logging events in Appender specific way.
  /// </summary>
  /// <param name="loggingEvents">The events to log</param>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// This method is called to log an array of events into this appender.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  void DoAppend(LoggingEvent[] loggingEvents);
}
