org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender
Class RollingRandomAccessFileAppender

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.AbstractFilterable
      extended by org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender
          extended by org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender
              extended by org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender
All Implemented Interfaces:
Appender, Filterable, LifeCycle

public final class RollingRandomAccessFileAppender
extends AbstractOutputStreamAppender

An appender that writes to random access files and can roll over at intervals.


Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender
immediateFlush
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.AbstractFilterable
LOGGER
 
Method Summary
 void append(LogEvent event)
          Write the log entry rolling over the file when required.
static RollingRandomAccessFileAppender createAppender(String fileName, String filePattern, String append, String name, String immediateFlush, TriggeringPolicy policy, RolloverStrategy strategy, Layout<? extends Serializable> layout, Filter filter, String ignore, String advertise, String advertiseURI, Configuration config)
          Create a RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.
 String getFileName()
          Returns the File name for the Appender.
 String getFilePattern()
          Returns the file pattern used when rolling over.
 void stop()
          Stop the Appender.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender
getManager, replaceManager, start
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender
error, error, error, getHandler, getLayout, getName, ignoreExceptions, isStarted, parseInt, setHandler, toString
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.AbstractFilterable
addFilter, getFilter, hasFilter, isFiltered, removeFilter, startFilter, stopFilter
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

stop

public void stop()
Description copied from class: AbstractAppender
Stop the Appender.

Specified by:
stop in interface LifeCycle
Overrides:
stop in class AbstractOutputStreamAppender

append

public void append(LogEvent event)
Write the log entry rolling over the file when required.

Specified by:
append in interface Appender
Overrides:
append in class AbstractOutputStreamAppender
Parameters:
event - The LogEvent.

getFileName

public String getFileName()
Returns the File name for the Appender.

Returns:
The file name.

getFilePattern

public String getFilePattern()
Returns the file pattern used when rolling over.

Returns:
The file pattern.

createAppender

public static RollingRandomAccessFileAppender createAppender(String fileName,
                                                             String filePattern,
                                                             String append,
                                                             String name,
                                                             String immediateFlush,
                                                             TriggeringPolicy policy,
                                                             RolloverStrategy strategy,
                                                             Layout<? extends Serializable> layout,
                                                             Filter filter,
                                                             String ignore,
                                                             String advertise,
                                                             String advertiseURI,
                                                             Configuration config)
Create a RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.

Parameters:
fileName - The name of the file that is actively written to. (required).
filePattern - The pattern of the file name to use on rollover. (required).
append - If true, events are appended to the file. If false, the file is overwritten when opened. Defaults to "true"
name - The name of the Appender (required).
immediateFlush - When true, events are immediately flushed. Defaults to "true".
policy - The triggering policy. (required).
strategy - The rollover strategy. Defaults to DefaultRolloverStrategy.
layout - The layout to use (defaults to the default PatternLayout).
filter - The Filter or null.
ignore - If "true" (default) exceptions encountered when appending events are logged; otherwise they are propagated to the caller.
advertise - "true" if the appender configuration should be advertised, "false" otherwise.
advertiseURI - The advertised URI which can be used to retrieve the file contents.
config - The Configuration.
Returns:
A RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.


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