On Sep 19, 2011, at 6:39 PM, John Vasileff wrote:
>
> package org.apache.logging.log4j.message;
>
> /**
> * A Message that supports lazy initialization.
> */
> public interface InitializingMessage extends Message {
>
> /**
> * Lazily perform expensive initialization tasks that would otherwise occur
> in
> * the constructor. For example, cloning mutable message content or gathering
> * data to be logged. Loggers are required to call this method immediately
> * after determining this Message is likely to be logged based on the log
> * Level and Marker, and before returning from the log method (i.e.
> * trace(message)). The Logger will not call initialize() if no logging will
> be
> * performed based on Level and Marker.
> *
> * Initialization must be performed before returning from the first call to
> this
> * method. Subsequent calls must be no-ops.
> *
> * @return This Message.
> */
> Message initialize();
>
> }
How would you feel about calling it DeferredMessage?
Ralph
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