1 /** 2 * LOGBack: the reliable, fast and flexible logging library for Java. 3 * 4 * Copyright (C) 1999-2006, QOS.ch 5 * 6 * This library is free software, you can redistribute it and/or 7 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as 8 * published by the Free Software Foundation. 9 */ 10 package ch.qos.logback.classic.pattern; 11 12 /** 13 * An interface used for abbreviating strings according to different policies. 14 * 15 * @author Ceki Gulcu 16 */ 17 public interface Abbreviator { 18 19 public String abbreviate(String in); 20 }