org.vfny.geoserver.global
Class Log4JFormatter

java.lang.Object
  java.util.logging.Formatter
      org.vfny.geoserver.global.Log4JFormatter

public class Log4JFormatter

extends java.util.logging.Formatter

Log4JFormatter looks like:

 [core FINE] A log message logged with level FINE from the "org.geotools.core"
 logger.

A formatter writting log message on a single line. This formatter is used by GeoServer instead of SimpleFormatter. The main difference is that this formatter use only one line per message instead of two. For example, a message formatted by

Constructor Summary

Log4JFormatter(java.lang.String base)
Construct a Log4JFormatter.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	format(java.util.logging.LogRecord record) Format the given log record and return the formatted string.
static void	init(java.lang.String base, java.util.logging.Level filterLevel) Setup a Log4JFormatter for the specified logger and its children.

Methods inherited from class java.util.logging.Formatter

formatMessage, getHead, getTail

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Log4JFormatter

public Log4JFormatter(java.lang.String base)

Construct a Log4JFormatter.

Parameters:

base - The base logger name. This is used for shortening the logger name when formatting message. For example, if the base logger name is "org.geotools" and a log record come from the "org.geotools.core" logger, it will be formatted as "[LEVEL core]" (i.e. the "org.geotools" part is ommited).

Method Detail

format

public java.lang.String format(java.util.logging.LogRecord record)

Format the given log record and return the formatted string.

Parameters:

record - the log record to be formatted.

Returns:

a formatted log record

Throws:

java.lang.AssertionError - Should never occur.

init

public static void init(java.lang.String base,
                        java.util.logging.Level filterLevel)

Setup a Log4JFormatter for the specified logger and its children. This method search for all instances of ConsoleHandler using the SimpleFormatter. If such instances are found, they are replaced by a single instance of Log4JFormatter writting to the (instead of the ). This action has no effect on any loggers outside the base namespace.

Parameters:

base - The base logger name to apply the change on (e.g. "org.geotools").

filterLevel - The level to log at - overrides user prefs.