--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/fschmidt/util/log4j/CountingEvaluator.java	Sun Oct 05 17:24:15 2025 -0600
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package fschmidt.util.log4j;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;
+import org.apache.log4j.spi.TriggeringEventEvaluator;
+
+
+public final class CountingEvaluator implements TriggeringEventEvaluator {
+	private final int limit;
+	private int count = 0;
+
+	public CountingEvaluator(int limit) {
+		this.limit = limit;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isTriggeringEvent(LoggingEvent event) {
+		if( ++count < limit ) {
+			return false;
+		} else {
+			count = 0;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+}