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package org.apache.log4j;

import java.util.Vector;
import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;

/**
   An appender that appends logging events to a vector.
   @author Ceki  Gülcü
*/
public class VectorAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
  public Vector vector;

  long delay = 0;
  
  public VectorAppender() {
    super(true);
    vector = new Vector();
  }


  /**
     This method is called by the {@link AppenderSkeleton#doAppend}
     method.

  */
  public void append(LoggingEvent event) {
    if(delay > 0) {
      try {
        Thread.sleep(delay);
      } catch (Exception e) {
      }
    }

    vector.addElement(event);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a vector of {@link LoggingEvent}.
   */
  public Vector getVector() {
    return vector;
  }

  public synchronized void close() {
    if (this.closed) {
      return;
    }

    this.closed = true;
  }

  public boolean isClosed() {
    return closed;
  }

  public boolean requiresLayout() {
    return false;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a delay to log.
   */
  public long getDelay() {
    return delay;
  }

  /**
   * Sets a delay to log.
   */  
  public void setDelay(long delay) {
    this.delay = delay;
  }

}