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+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Nginx, Inc.
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _NGX_SYSLOG_H_INCLUDED_
+#define _NGX_SYSLOG_H_INCLUDED_
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    ngx_pool_t       *pool;
+    ngx_uint_t        facility;
+    ngx_uint_t        severity;
+    ngx_str_t         tag;
+
+    ngx_addr_t        server;
+    ngx_connection_t  conn;
+    ngx_uint_t        processing;  /* unsigned processing:1; */
+} ngx_syslog_peer_t;
+
+
+char *ngx_syslog_process_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer);
+u_char *ngx_syslog_add_header(ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer, u_char *buf);
+void ngx_syslog_writer(ngx_log_t *log, ngx_uint_t level, u_char *buf,
+    size_t len);
+ssize_t ngx_syslog_send(ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer, u_char *buf, size_t len);
+
+
+#endif /* _NGX_SYSLOG_H_INCLUDED_ */