text: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  """Null device output module."""
  
  from __future__ import unicode_literals
  
  from plaso.output import interface
  from plaso.output import manager
  
  
  class NullOutputModule(interface.OutputModule):
    """Null device output module."""
  
    NAME = 'null'
    DESCRIPTION = 'Output module that does not output anything.'
  
    def WriteEventBody(self, unused_event_object):
      """Writes the event object to the output.
  
      Since this is the null output module nothing is actually written.
  
      Args:
        event_object (EventObject): event object.
      """
      pass
  
  
  manager.OutputManager.RegisterOutput(NullOutputModule)
  