net.lucidviews.util.log4j
Class FreshRollingFileAppender
java.lang.Object
org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
org.apache.log4j.WriterAppender
org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
net.lucidviews.util.log4j.FreshRollingFileAppender
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- org.apache.log4j.Appender, org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler
public class FreshRollingFileAppender
- extends org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
FreshRollingFileAppender
extends
RollingFileAppender
inheriting and retaining all the standard
file backup functionality while ensuring a fresh log file is created each
time the application is started.
- Since:
- 1.0
- Version:
- $Revision: 1.2 $
- Author:
- Stephen Battey
- See Also:
RollingFileAppender
Field Summary |
private boolean |
firstLoggingEvent
Flag set just until the first logging event occurs. |
protected boolean |
freshLogAtStartup
Flag indicating if a new log file should be created for this instance of
the application. |
Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender |
maxBackupIndex, maxFileSize |
Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.FileAppender |
bufferedIO, bufferSize, fileAppend, fileName |
Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.WriterAppender |
encoding, immediateFlush, qw |
Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton |
closed, errorHandler, headFilter, layout, name, tailFilter, threshold |
Method Summary |
boolean |
isFreshLogAtStartup()
Check if this appender has created a fresh log file when the application
started. |
void |
setFreshLogAtStartup(boolean freshLogAtStartup)
Tell this appender whether to create a fresh log file when the
application starts. |
protected void |
subAppend(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event)
|
Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender |
getMaxBackupIndex, getMaximumFileSize, rollOver, setFile, setMaxBackupIndex, setMaxFileSize, setMaximumFileSize, setQWForFiles |
Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.FileAppender |
activateOptions, closeFile, getAppend, getBufferedIO, getBufferSize, getFile, reset, setAppend, setBufferedIO, setBufferSize, setFile |
Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.WriterAppender |
append, checkEntryConditions, close, closeWriter, createWriter, getEncoding, getImmediateFlush, requiresLayout, setEncoding, setErrorHandler, setImmediateFlush, setWriter, writeFooter, writeHeader |
Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton |
addFilter, clearFilters, doAppend, finalize, getErrorHandler, getFilter, getFirstFilter, getLayout, getName, getThreshold, isAsSevereAsThreshold, setLayout, setName, setThreshold |
freshLogAtStartup
protected boolean freshLogAtStartup
- Flag indicating if a new log file should be created for this instance of
the application.
firstLoggingEvent
private boolean firstLoggingEvent
- Flag set just until the first logging event occurs.
FreshRollingFileAppender
public FreshRollingFileAppender()
- The default constructor.
subAppend
protected void subAppend(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event)
- Overrides:
subAppend
in class org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
isFreshLogAtStartup
public boolean isFreshLogAtStartup()
- Check if this appender has created a fresh log file when the application
started.
- Returns:
true
if a new log file was created at startup
setFreshLogAtStartup
public void setFreshLogAtStartup(boolean freshLogAtStartup)
- Tell this appender whether to create a fresh log file when the
application starts.
- Parameters:
freshLogAtStartup
- true
if a new log file should be
created at startup