atomic.StoreInt32(&h.status, statusOnline)
	}

	return nil
}

// IsOnline returns true if the target is online.
func (h *Target) IsOnline(_ context.Context) bool {
	return atomic.LoadInt32(&h.status) == statusOnline
}

// Send log message 'e' to kafka target.
func (h *Target) Send(ctx context.Context, entry interface{}) error {
	if h.store != nil {