net.pwall.log

Class LoggerFactory

java.lang.Object

net.pwall.log.LoggerFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConsoleLoggerFactory, DefaultLoggerFactory, JavaLoggerFactory, NullLoggerFactory

public abstract class LoggerFactory
extends Object

The LoggerFactory interface allows for the implementation of a variety of processes of Logger object creation.

Author:

Peter Wall

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LoggerFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ConsoleLogger	getConsoleLogger(String name) Get a ConsoleLogger with the specified name.
static LoggerFactory	getDefault() Get the default LoggerFactory (usually, but not necessarily, a DefaultLoggerFactory).
Level	getDefaultLevel() Get the default Level to be used by Logger instances created by this LoggerFactory.
static Logger	getDefaultLogger(Class<?> javaClass) Get a Logger from the default LoggerFactory, with the supplied name.
static Logger	getDefaultLogger(String name) Get a Logger from the default LoggerFactory, with the supplied name.
Logger	getLogger(Class<?> javaClass) Get a Logger for the nominated Java class.
Logger	getLogger(Class<?> javaClass, Level level) Get a Logger for the nominated Java class, using the default Level.
abstract Logger	getLogger(String name) Get a Logger with the supplied name, using the default Level.
abstract Logger	getLogger(String name, Level level) Get a Logger with the supplied name and Level.
static void	setDefault(LoggerFactory loggerFactory) Set the default LoggerFactory.
void	setDefaultLevel(Level defaultLevel) Set the default Level to be used by Logger instances created by this LoggerFactory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LoggerFactory

public LoggerFactory()

Method Detail

getLogger

public abstract Logger getLogger(String name)

Get a Logger with the supplied name, using the default Level.

Parameters:

name - the name

Returns:

the Logger

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the name is null

getLogger

public abstract Logger getLogger(String name,
                                 Level level)

Get a Logger with the supplied name and Level.

Parameters:

name - the name

level - the Level

Returns:

the Logger

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the name is null

getLogger

public Logger getLogger(Class<?> javaClass)

Get a Logger for the nominated Java class.

Parameters:

javaClass - the Java Class

Returns:

the Logger

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the Java class is null

getLogger

public Logger getLogger(Class<?> javaClass,
                        Level level)

Get a Logger for the nominated Java class, using the default Level.

Parameters:

javaClass - the Java Class

level - the Level

Returns:

the Logger

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the Java class is null

getDefaultLevel

public Level getDefaultLevel()

Get the default Level to be used by Logger instances created by this LoggerFactory.

Returns:

the default Level

setDefaultLevel

public void setDefaultLevel(Level defaultLevel)

Set the default Level to be used by Logger instances created by this LoggerFactory.

Parameters:

defaultLevel - the new default Level

getDefault

public static LoggerFactory getDefault()

Get the default LoggerFactory (usually, but not necessarily, a DefaultLoggerFactory).

Returns:

the default LoggerFactory

setDefault

public static void setDefault(LoggerFactory loggerFactory)

Set the default LoggerFactory.

Parameters:

loggerFactory - the new default LoggerFactory

getConsoleLogger

public static ConsoleLogger getConsoleLogger(String name)

Get a ConsoleLogger with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name

Returns:

a ConsoleLogger

getDefaultLogger

public static Logger getDefaultLogger(String name)

Get a Logger from the default LoggerFactory, with the supplied name.

Parameters:

name - the name

Returns:

a Logger

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the name is null

getDefaultLogger

public static Logger getDefaultLogger(Class<?> javaClass)

Get a Logger from the default LoggerFactory, with the supplied name.

Parameters:

javaClass - the Java Class

Returns:

a Logger

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the Java class is null