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+// Copyright 2000-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+/**
+ * Log4j 1.2 contains security vulnerability (<a href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17571">CVE-2019-17571</a>) so
+ * it shouldn't be used. For code in IntelliJ plugins it's recommended to use {@link com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger IntelliJ Logging API}
+ * directly. 
+ */
+@Deprecated
+@ApiStatus.ScheduledForRemoval(inVersion = "2021.3")
+package org.apache.log4j;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
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