docs: @FFDCIgnore(NullPointerException.class)
  	private void addEventToRingBuffer(Object event) {
  		// Check again to see if the ringBuffer is null
  		if (ringBuffer != null) {
  			try {
  				ringBuffer.add(event);
  			} catch (NullPointerException npe) {
  				// Nothing to do! Perhaps a Trace?
  			}
  		}
  	}