org.wattdepot.common.util.logger

Class LoggerUtil

java.lang.Object

org.wattdepot.common.util.logger.LoggerUtil

public final class LoggerUtil
extends Object

Provides a convenience method for Restlet logging that adjusts the output Handlers. Portions of this code are adapted from http://hackystat-utilities.googlecode.com/

Author:

Philip Johnson, Robert Brewer

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	disableLogging() Removes all the handlers from all the defined loggers.
static void	removeRestletLoggers() Adjusts the Restlet Loggers so that they dump their output rather than sending it to the console.
static void	setLoggingLevel(Logger logger, String level) Sets the logging level to be used for this WattDepot logger.
static void	showLoggers() Utility for printing out the known/defined logger names.
static void	useConsoleHandler() Forces all Loggers to use the Console for logging output.
static void	useFileHandler(String serverHome) Adjusts the Restlet Loggers so that they send their output to a file, not the console.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

useConsoleHandler

public static void useConsoleHandler()

Forces all Loggers to use the Console for logging output.

disableLogging

public static void disableLogging()

Removes all the handlers from all the defined loggers. This should

useFileHandler

public static void useFileHandler(String serverHome)

Adjusts the Restlet Loggers so that they send their output to a file, not the console.

Parameters:

serverHome - Home directory for this server. Logging files are placed in [serverHome]/logs. If null, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If serverHome is null.

RuntimeException - If there are problems creating directories or opening log file.

removeRestletLoggers

public static void removeRestletLoggers()

Adjusts the Restlet Loggers so that they dump their output rather than sending it to the console.

setLoggingLevel

public static void setLoggingLevel(Logger logger,
                   String level)

Sets the logging level to be used for this WattDepot logger. If the passed string cannot be parsed into a Level, then INFO is set by default.

Parameters:

logger - The logger whose level is to be set.

level - The new Level.

showLoggers

public static void showLoggers()

Utility for printing out the known/defined logger names.