Package org.opends.server.loggers

Class ErrorLogPublisher<T extends ErrorLogPublisherCfg>

java.lang.Object

org.opends.server.loggers.ErrorLogPublisher<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of error log publisher configuration handled by this log publisher implementation.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, AutoCloseable, LogPublisher<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConsoleErrorLogPublisher, TextErrorLogPublisher

@PublicAPI(stability=VOLATILE,
           mayExtend=true)
public abstract class ErrorLogPublisher<T extends ErrorLogPublisherCfg>
extends Object
implements LogPublisher<T>

This class defines the set of methods and structures that must be implemented for a Directory Server error log publisher.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isConfigurationAcceptable(T configuration, List<LocalizableMessage> unacceptableReasons)	Indicates whether the provided configuration is acceptable for this log publisher.
abstract void	log(String category, long categoryMask, Severity severity, LocalizableMessage message)	Writes a message to the error log using the provided information.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.opends.server.loggers.LogPublisher

close, getDN, initializeLogPublisher

Method Detail

isConfigurationAcceptable

public boolean isConfigurationAcceptable(T configuration,
                                         List<LocalizableMessage> unacceptableReasons)

Description copied from interface: LogPublisher

Indicates whether the provided configuration is acceptable for this log publisher. It should be possible to call this method on an uninitialized log publisher instance in order to determine whether the log publisher would be able to use the provided configuration.

Specified by:

isConfigurationAcceptable in interface LogPublisher<T extends ErrorLogPublisherCfg>

Parameters:

configuration - The log publisher configuration for which to make the determination.

unacceptableReasons - A list that may be used to hold the reasons that the provided configuration is not acceptable.

Returns:

true if the provided configuration is acceptable for this log publisher, or false if not.

log

public abstract void log(String category,
                         long categoryMask,
                         Severity severity,
                         LocalizableMessage message)

Writes a message to the error log using the provided information.

The category and severity information are used to determine whether to actually log this message.

Parameters:

category - The category of the message, which is a category name defined in org.opends.server.loggers.ServerLoggers interface.

categoryMask - The bitmask of the category.

severity - The severity of the message.

message - The message to be logged.