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package org.apache.log4j;

import java.util.Vector;

import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;

/**
 * Appends logging events to a vector.
 */
public class VectorAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {

    public Vector vector;

    public VectorAppender() {
        vector = new Vector();
    }

    /**
     * Does nothing.
     */
    @Override
    public void activateOptions() {
        // noop
    }

    /**
     * This method is called by the {@link AppenderSkeleton#doAppend} method.
     *
     */
    @Override
    public void append(final LoggingEvent event) {
        // System.out.println("---Vector appender called with message ["+event.getRenderedMessage()+"].");
        // System.out.flush();
        try {
            Thread.sleep(100);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            // ignore
        }
        vector.addElement(event);
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized void close() {
        if (this.closed) {
            return;
        }
        this.closed = true;
    }

    public Vector getVector() {
        return vector;
    }

    public boolean isClosed() {
        return closed;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean requiresLayout() {
        return false;
    }
}
