uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.util
Class LogOutputHandler

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.util.LogOutputHandler

public class LogOutputHandler
extends java.lang.Object

LogOutputHandler.java

Author:

Duc M Le dmle@doc.ic.ac.uk Created on 01 August 2006 Department of Computing, Imperial College

Field Summary

static int	CONSOLE Print log messages to std output only
static java.lang.String	ERROR_LOG_FILE
static int	FILE Print log messages to file
static java.lang.String	LOG_FILE
static int	REMOTE Print log messages to a log server

Constructor Summary

LogOutputHandler(int handlerType)
Creates a new instance of LogHandler Set default value of append to true

LogOutputHandler(int handlerType, boolean append)
Creates a new instance of LogHandler

Method Summary

protected int	getHandlerType() return the log handler type
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
void	output(java.lang.String[] logElements) Write log message to normal log file.
void	outputError(java.lang.String[] logElements, java.lang.Throwable t) Write errors to error log file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CONSOLE

public static final int CONSOLE

Print log messages to std output only

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Constant Field Values

FILE

public static final int FILE

Print log messages to file

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Constant Field Values

REMOTE

public static final int REMOTE

Print log messages to a log server

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Constant Field Values

LOG_FILE

public static final java.lang.String LOG_FILE

ERROR_LOG_FILE

public static final java.lang.String ERROR_LOG_FILE

Constructor Detail

LogOutputHandler

public LogOutputHandler(int handlerType)

Creates a new instance of LogHandler Set default value of append to true

LogOutputHandler

public LogOutputHandler(int handlerType,
                        boolean append)

Creates a new instance of LogHandler

Method Detail

output

public void output(java.lang.String[] logElements)

Write log message to normal log file. It also monitors the file's growth.

outputError

public void outputError(java.lang.String[] logElements,
                        java.lang.Throwable t)

Write errors to error log file. It also monitors the file's growth.

getHandlerType

protected int getHandlerType()

return the log handler type

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)