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1   /**
2    * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
3    * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
4    *
5    * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
6    * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
7    * the Eclipse Foundation
8    *
9    *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
10   *
11   * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
12   * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
13   */
14  package ch.qos.logback.core.rolling;
15  
16  import java.io.File;
17  
18  import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.LifeCycle;
19  
20  /**
21   * A <code>TriggeringPolicy</code> controls the conditions under which roll-over
22   * occurs. Such conditions include time of day, file size, an external event,
23   * the log request or a combination thereof.
24   *
25   * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
26   */
27  
28  public interface TriggeringPolicy<E> extends LifeCycle {
29  
30      /**
31       * Should roll-over be triggered at this time?
32       * 
33       * @param activeFile A reference to the currently active log file.
34       * @param event      A reference to the current event.
35       * @return true if a roll-over should occur.
36       */
37      boolean isTriggeringEvent(final File activeFile, final E event);
38  }