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 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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#pragma once

#include <string>

namespace folly {

class LogCategory;
class LogMessage;

/**
 * LogFormatter defines the interface for serializing a LogMessage object
 * into a buffer to be given to a LogWriter.
 */
class LogFormatter {
 public:
  virtual ~LogFormatter() {}

  /**
   * Serialze a LogMessage object.
   *
   * @param message The LogMessage object to serialze.
   * @param handlerCategory The LogCategory that is currently handling this
   *     message.  Note that this is likely different from the LogCategory
   *     where the message was originally logged, which can be accessed as
   *     message->getCategory()
   */
  virtual std::string formatMessage(
      const LogMessage& message,
      const LogCategory* handlerCategory) = 0;
};
}
