org.xulux.api.logging
Interface ILog

public interface ILog

The log interface. You need to implement this interface if you want to support a logger (eg commons-logging, log4j, jdk logging); It is assumed that the implementor provides a setName(String name);

Version:

$Id: ILog.java,v 1.1 2005/12/18 12:58:17 mvdb Exp $

Author:

Martin van den Bemt

Field Summary

static int	ALL Use the default log level..
static int	DEBUG
static int	DEFAULT Default is level ERROR.
static int	ERROR
static int	FATAL
static int	INFO
static int	OFF
static int	WARN

Method Summary

void	destroy() destroy the log
java.lang.String	getName()
void	init(java.lang.String name) Initialize the log
void	log(int level, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String message) Log a message
void	log(int level, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable t) Log a message

Field Detail

ALL

static final int ALL

Use the default log level..

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DEBUG

static final int DEBUG

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INFO

static final int INFO

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WARN

static final int WARN

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ERROR

static final int ERROR

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FATAL

static final int FATAL

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OFF

static final int OFF

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DEFAULT

static final int DEFAULT

Default is level ERROR.

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Method Detail

init

void init(java.lang.String name)

Initialize the log

Parameters:

name - the name the logger is registered under.

destroy

void destroy()

destroy the log

log

void log(int level,
         java.lang.String name,
         java.lang.String message)

Log a message

Parameters:

level - the level to use

name - the name to use (used as eg a prefix in the logging output)

message - the log message

log

void log(int level,
         java.lang.String name,
         java.lang.String message,
         java.lang.Throwable t)

Log a message

Parameters:

level - the level to use

name - the name to use (used as eg a prefix in the logging output)

message - the log message

t - the exception to log

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

the logger name (the name under which the logger is registered