#!/usr/bin/perl
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# prototype -- use a Class::Prototyped appender
# Mike Schilli, 2004 (m@perlmeister.com)
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use warnings;
use strict;
use Class::Prototyped;
my $class = Class::Prototyped->newPackage(
  "MyAppenders::Bulletizer",
  bullets => 1,
  log     => sub {
    my($self, %params) = @_;
    print "*" x $self->bullets(),
          $params{message};
  },
);
use Log::Log4perl qw(:easy);
Log::Log4perl->init(\ q{
  log4perl.logger = INFO, Bully
  log4perl.appender.Bully=MyAppenders::Bulletizer
  log4perl.appender.Bully.bullets=3
  log4perl.appender.Bully.layout = PatternLayout
  log4perl.appender.Bully.layout.ConversionPattern=%m %n
});
    # ... prints: "***Boo!\n";
INFO "Boo!";