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+#ifndef MULTILOGCHANNEL_H
+#define MULTILOGCHANNEL_H
+
+#include "multilog.h"
+
+/**
+ * The baseclass for any MultiLog output channel.  Any class that implements
+ * all of these functions can be put in the log chain and will be sent
+ * messages from active MultiLoggers.
+ *@author Mike Buland
+ */
+class MultiLogChannel
+{
+public:
+        /**
+         * Deconstruct a MultiLogChannel.
+         */
+        virtual ~MultiLogChannel() {};
+
+        /**
+         * Should perform any operations that need to take place in order to start
+         * the output of data into this channel.  This will be called once by the
+         * MultiLog when the MultiLogChannel is registered.
+         *@returns True means that everything can go as planned.  False means that
+         * the MultiLog should remove this channel from the list and delete it.
+         */
+        virtual bool openLog() = 0;
+
+        /**
+         * Should append a log entry to the long, by whatever means are necesarry.
+         *@param pEntry The LogEntry to append.
+         *@returns True means that everything can go as planned.  False means that
+         * the MultiLog should remove this channel from the list and delete it.
+         */
+        virtual bool append( MultiLog::LogEntry *pEntry ) = 0;
+
+        /**
+         * Should perform any operations that need to take place in order to safely
+         * close and cleanup the log.
+         *@returns True means that everything can go as planned.  False means that
+         * the MultiLog should remove this channel from the list and delete it.
+         */
+        virtual bool closeLog() = 0;
+};
+
+#endif