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#ifndef LOG4QT_MAINTHREADAPPENDER_H
#define LOG4QT_MAINTHREADAPPENDER_H

#include "appenderskeleton.h"
#include "helpers/appenderattachable.h"

namespace Log4Qt
{

/*!
 * \brief The class MainThreadAppender uses the QEvent system to write
 *        log from not main threads within the main thread.
 *
 *
 * \note All the functions declared in this class are thread-safe.
 *  
 * \note The ownership and lifetime of objects of this class are managed.
 *       See \ref Ownership "Object ownership" for more details.
 */
class LOG4QT_EXPORT MainThreadAppender : public AppenderSkeleton, public AppenderAttachable
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    MainThreadAppender(QObject *parent = nullptr);

    bool requiresLayout() const override;

    void activateOptions() override;

    /*!
     * Tests if all entry conditions for using append() in this class are
     * met.
     *
     * If a conditions is not met, an error is logged and the function
     * returns false. Otherwise the result of
     * AppenderSkeleton::checkEntryConditions() is returned.
     *
     * The checked conditions are:
     * - none
     *
     * The function is called as part of the checkEntryConditions() chain
     * started by AppenderSkeleton::doAppend().
     *
     * \sa AppenderSkeleton::doAppend(),
     *     AppenderSkeleton::checkEntryConditions()
     */
    bool checkEntryConditions() const override;

protected:
    void append(const LoggingEvent &event) override;

private:
    Q_DISABLE_COPY(MainThreadAppender)

};


} // namespace Log4Qt

#endif