Log4j 0.9.1

org.log4j.net
Class SyslogAppender

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
        |
        +--org.log4j.net.SyslogAppender
All Implemented Interfaces:
Appender, OptionHandler

public class SyslogAppender
extends AppenderSkeleton

Use SyslogAppender to send log messages to a remote syslog daemon.

Since:
0.7.3
Author:
Ceki Gülcü

Field Summary
protected static int FACILITY_OI
           
static String FACILITY_OPTION
          A string constant used in naming the option for setting facility type.
static String FACILITY_PRINTING_OPTION
          A string constant used in naming the option for setting whether the facility name is printed or not.
static int LOG_AUTH
          security/authorization messages
static int LOG_AUTHPRIV
          security/authorization messages (private)
static int LOG_CRON
          clock daemon
static int LOG_DAEMON
          System daemons
static int LOG_FTP
          ftp daemon
static int LOG_KERN
          Kernel messages
static int LOG_LOCAL0
          reserved for local use
static int LOG_LOCAL1
          reserved for local use
static int LOG_LOCAL2
          reserved for local use
static int LOG_LOCAL3
          reserved for local use
static int LOG_LOCAL4
          reserved for local use
static int LOG_LOCAL5
          reserved for local use
static int LOG_LOCAL6
          reserved for local use
static int LOG_LOCAL7
          reserved for local use
static int LOG_LPR
          line printer subsystem
static int LOG_MAIL
          Mail system
static int LOG_NEWS
          network news subsystem
static int LOG_SYSLOG
          messages generated internally by syslogd
static int LOG_USER
          Random user-level messages
static int LOG_UUCP
          UUCP subsystem
protected static int SYSLOG_HOST_OI
           
static String SYSLOG_HOST_OPTION
          A string constant used in naming the option for setting the the syslog server.
 
Fields inherited from class org.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
closed, errorHandler, headFilter, layout, name, tailFilter, threshold, THRESHOLD_OPTION
 
Constructor Summary
SyslogAppender()
           
SyslogAppender(Layout layout, int syslogFacility)
           
SyslogAppender(Layout layout, String syslogHost, int syslogFacility)
           
 
Method Summary
 void activateOptions()
          This method returns immediately as options are activated when they are set.
 void append(LoggingEvent event)
          Subclasses of AppenderSkeleton should imlement this method to perform actual logging.
 void close()
          Release any resources held by this SyslogAppender.
 String[] getOptionStrings()
          Retuns the option names for this component, namely the string array consisting of {SYSLOG_HOST_OPTION, FACILITY_OPTION, FACILITY_PRINTING_OPTION}.
 boolean requiresLayout()
          The SyslogAppender requires a layout.
 void setFacility(String facilityName)
          Set the syslog facility.
 void setOption(String option, String value)
          Set SyslogAppender specific parameters.
 void setSyslogHost(String syslogHost)
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
addFilter, clearFilters, doAppend, finalize, getErrorHandler, getFirstFilter, getName, isAsSevereAsThreshold, setErrorHandler, setLayout, setName, setThreshold
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

LOG_KERN

public static final int LOG_KERN
Kernel messages

LOG_USER

public static final int LOG_USER
Random user-level messages

LOG_MAIL

public static final int LOG_MAIL
Mail system

LOG_DAEMON

public static final int LOG_DAEMON
System daemons

LOG_AUTH

public static final int LOG_AUTH
security/authorization messages

LOG_SYSLOG

public static final int LOG_SYSLOG
messages generated internally by syslogd

LOG_LPR

public static final int LOG_LPR
line printer subsystem

LOG_NEWS

public static final int LOG_NEWS
network news subsystem

LOG_UUCP

public static final int LOG_UUCP
UUCP subsystem

LOG_CRON

public static final int LOG_CRON
clock daemon

LOG_AUTHPRIV

public static final int LOG_AUTHPRIV
security/authorization messages (private)

LOG_FTP

public static final int LOG_FTP
ftp daemon

LOG_LOCAL0

public static final int LOG_LOCAL0
reserved for local use

LOG_LOCAL1

public static final int LOG_LOCAL1
reserved for local use

LOG_LOCAL2

public static final int LOG_LOCAL2
reserved for local use

LOG_LOCAL3

public static final int LOG_LOCAL3
reserved for local use

LOG_LOCAL4

public static final int LOG_LOCAL4
reserved for local use

LOG_LOCAL5

public static final int LOG_LOCAL5
reserved for local use

LOG_LOCAL6

public static final int LOG_LOCAL6
reserved for local use

LOG_LOCAL7

public static final int LOG_LOCAL7
reserved for local use

SYSLOG_HOST_OPTION

public static final String SYSLOG_HOST_OPTION
A string constant used in naming the option for setting the the syslog server. Current value of this string constant is SyslogHost.
Since:
0.8.1

FACILITY_OPTION

public static final String FACILITY_OPTION
A string constant used in naming the option for setting facility type. Current value of this string constant is Facility.
Since:
0.8.1

FACILITY_PRINTING_OPTION

public static final String FACILITY_PRINTING_OPTION
A string constant used in naming the option for setting whether the facility name is printed or not. Current value of this string constant is FacilityPrinting.
Since:
0.8.1

SYSLOG_HOST_OI

protected static final int SYSLOG_HOST_OI

FACILITY_OI

protected static final int FACILITY_OI
Constructor Detail

SyslogAppender

public SyslogAppender()

SyslogAppender

public SyslogAppender(Layout layout,
                      int syslogFacility)

SyslogAppender

public SyslogAppender(Layout layout,
                      String syslogHost,
                      int syslogFacility)
Method Detail

close

public void close()
Release any resources held by this SyslogAppender.
Since:
0.8.4

append

public void append(LoggingEvent event)
Description copied from class: AppenderSkeleton
Subclasses of AppenderSkeleton should imlement this method to perform actual logging. See also AppenderSkeleton.doAppend method.
Overrides:
append in class AppenderSkeleton

activateOptions

public void activateOptions()
This method returns immediately as options are activated when they are set.
Overrides:
activateOptions in class AppenderSkeleton
See Also:
setOption(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

getOptionStrings

public String[] getOptionStrings()
Retuns the option names for this component, namely the string array consisting of {SYSLOG_HOST_OPTION, FACILITY_OPTION, FACILITY_PRINTING_OPTION}.
Overrides:
getOptionStrings in class AppenderSkeleton
Since:
0.8.1

requiresLayout

public boolean requiresLayout()
The SyslogAppender requires a layout. Hence, this method return true.
Since:
0.8.4

setFacility

public void setFacility(String facilityName)
Set the syslog facility.

The facilityName parameter must be one of the strings KERN, USER, MAIL, DAEMON, AUTH, SYSLOG, LPR, NEWS, UUCP, CRON, AUTHPRIV, FTP, LOCAL0, LOCAL1, LOCAL2, LOCAL3, LOCAL4, LOCAL5, LOCAL6, LOCAL7. Case is unimportant.

Since:
0.8.1

setOption

public void setOption(String option,
                      String value)
Set SyslogAppender specific parameters.

The recognized options are SyslogHost, Facility and FacilityPrinting, i.e. the values of the string constants SYSLOG_HOST_OPTION, FACILITY_OPTION and FACILITY_PRINTING_OPTION respectively.

SyslogHost
The host name of the syslog host where log output should go. WARNING If the SyslogHost is not set, then this appender will fail.

Facility A string representing the syslog facility.

Acceptable values are in the set {KERN, USER, MAIL, DAEMON, AUTH, SYSLOG, LPR, NEWS, UUCP, CRON, AUTHPRIV, FTP LOCAL0, LOCAL1, LOCAL2, LOCAL3, LOCAL4, LOCAL5, LOCAL6, LOCAL7}.

FacilityPrinting
If set to true, the printed message will include the facility name of the application. Is set to false by default.

Overrides:
setOption in class AppenderSkeleton
Since:
0.8.1

setSyslogHost

public void setSyslogHost(String syslogHost)

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