org.xulux.api.logging
Interface ILogger

public interface ILogger

The ILogger interface. It serves as the interface for xulux logger wrapper implementations.

Version:

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

Author:

Martin van den Bemt

Method Summary

void	clearCache() Clears the logging cache
ILog	getCurrentLogger()
ILog	getDefaultLogger()
int	getLevel()
ILog	getLogger(java.lang.String name)
boolean	isLevel(int level)
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
void	registerLogger(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String clz) Register a logger.
void	setCurrentLogger(java.lang.String name) Sets the current logger.
void	setDefaultLogger(java.lang.String name) Set the default logger
void	setLevel(int level) If the level is null, it will start using the default log level again.
void	useDefaultLogger() Start using the default logger

Method Detail

getLevel

int getLevel()

Returns:

the log level used. If not set, it will return DEFAULTLEVEL

isLevel

boolean isLevel(int level)

Parameters:

level - the level to check

Returns:

if the current level of logging falls within the level specified

setLevel

void setLevel(int level)

If the level is null, it will start using the default log level again.

Parameters:

level - the log level

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

getCurrentLogger

ILog getCurrentLogger()

Returns:

the currently used logger instance

setDefaultLogger

void setDefaultLogger(java.lang.String name)

Set the default logger

Parameters:

name - the name of the logger

getLogger

ILog getLogger(java.lang.String name)

Parameters:

name - the name of the logger

Returns:

the log instance or null if it doesn't exist.

getDefaultLogger

ILog getDefaultLogger()

Returns:

the default log

setCurrentLogger

void setCurrentLogger(java.lang.String name)

Sets the current logger.

Parameters:

name - the name of the logger

clearCache

void clearCache()

Clears the logging cache

useDefaultLogger

void useDefaultLogger()

Start using the default logger

registerLogger

void registerLogger(java.lang.String name,
                    java.lang.String clz)

Register a logger.

Parameters:

name - the name of the logger

clz - the class of the logger interface.