com.protomatter.syslog
Class OpenFileLog

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.protomatter.syslog.BasicLogger
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        +--com.protomatter.syslog.OpenFileLog

All Implemented Interfaces:

Syslogger

public class OpenFileLog

extends BasicLogger

A logger that opens the file for each log entry and closes it after it's done writing.

See Also:

XML configuration class

Fields inherited from class com.protomatter.syslog.BasicLogger

formatter, policy, realPolicy

Constructor Summary

OpenFileLog()
You will need to call the configure() method if you use this constructor.

OpenFileLog(java.io.File f)
Create an OpenFileLog attached to the given file.

Method Summary

void	flush() Flush the given logger's output.
java.io.File	getFile() Get the file we're writing to.
void	log(SyslogMessage message) Write a log message.
void	setFile(java.io.File f) Set the file we're writing to.
void	shutdown() Cleanup our file and prepare for shutdown.

Methods inherited from class com.protomatter.syslog.BasicLogger

formatLogEntry, getName, getPolicy, getTextFormatter, isSuspended, mightLog, resetDateFormat, resume, setName, setPolicy, setTextFormatter, shouldLog, suspend

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OpenFileLog

public OpenFileLog(java.io.File f)

Create an OpenFileLog attached to the given file.

OpenFileLog

public OpenFileLog()

You will need to call the configure() method if you use this constructor.

Method Detail

setFile

public void setFile(java.io.File f)

Set the file we're writing to.

getFile

public java.io.File getFile()

Get the file we're writing to.

log

public final void log(SyslogMessage message)

Write a log message.

shutdown

public void shutdown()

Cleanup our file and prepare for shutdown.

flush

public void flush()

Description copied from interface: Syslogger

Flush the given logger's output.