svn commit: r1599838 - /logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java

[mattsicker]

Author: mattsicker
Date: Tue Jun  3 23:43:42 2014
New Revision: 1599838

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1599838
Log:
Make name() optional to allow for defaulting to the class name.

Modified:
    
logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java

Modified: 
logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java?rev=1599838&r1=1599837&r2=1599838&view=diff
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logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java
 (original)
+++ 
logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java
 Tue Jun  3 23:43:42 2014
@@ -31,15 +31,26 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.util.Str
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface Plugin {
-    
+
     /**
      * Value of the elementType when none is specified.
      */
     String EMPTY = Strings.EMPTY;
 
-    String name();
+    /**
+     * Name of the plugin. If no name is specified, defaults to the simple 
class name of the annotated element.
+     * Note that this name is case-insensitive.
+     */
+    String name() default EMPTY;
+
+    /**
+     * Category to place the plugin under. Category names are case-sensitive.
+     */
     String category();
+
     String elementType() default EMPTY;
+
     boolean printObject() default false;
+
     boolean deferChildren() default false;
 }