com.sun.identity.log.handlers

Class DBHandler

java.lang.Object

java.util.logging.Handler

com.sun.identity.log.handlers.DBHandler

public class DBHandler
extends Handler

DBHandler takes log messages from the Logger and exports them to a specified Database. DBHandler reads LogManager's configuration to get information about Database userid, password, Database Driver, Database location. It takes from the caller the table name which will be created if it doesn't already exists.

By default DBFormatter is used for formatting the logRecords.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DBHandler(String tableName) Constructor takes the tableName as a parameter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Flush any buffered messages and close the current output stream.
void	flush()
protected void	nonBlockingFlush() Flush any buffered messages.
void	publish(LogRecord logRecord) Publishes the provided LogRecord.

Methods inherited from class java.util.logging.Handler

getEncoding, getErrorManager, getFilter, getFormatter, getLevel, isLoggable, reportError, setEncoding, setErrorManager, setFilter, setFormatter, setLevel

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DBHandler

public DBHandler(String tableName)

Constructor takes the tableName as a parameter. Gets the configuration information from LogManager regarding the user name, password, database driver, the log location. Gets the formatter class from the configuration, loads it and sets it as default Formatter. Connects to the database using the username and password. If the table by that name doesnot exists, creates the table.

Parameters:

tableName - Database table name for logger.

Method Detail

publish

public void publish(LogRecord logRecord)

Publishes the provided LogRecord.

Specified by:

publish in class Handler

Parameters:

logRecord - the log record to be published.

nonBlockingFlush

protected void nonBlockingFlush()

Flush any buffered messages.

flush

public void flush()

Specified by:

flush in class Handler

close

public void close()

Flush any buffered messages and close the current output stream.

Specified by:

close in class Handler