Package com.sun.identity.log.handlers

Class ELFFormatter

java.lang.Object

java.util.logging.Formatter

com.sun.identity.log.handlers.ELFFormatter

public class ELFFormatter
extends Formatter

This Formatter is the custom defined Formatter for DSAME which formats the logRecord according to ELF. For details of ELF specification pls refer www.w3.org/TR/WD-logfile.html. This Formatter will put the version number and Fields as the first 2 lines and the data corresponding to each field follows. If a field is not selected a "-" is put.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ELFFormatter()	returns a ELF Formatter

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	format(LogRecord logRecord)	Format the given record as per ELF and return a formatted string.
String	getHead(Handler handler)	According to ELF, the log file should start with a #Version which specifies the ELF version used followed by a #Fields line which specifies all the fields that are being logged.
String	getTail(Handler handler)	Returns an empty string.

Methods inherited from class java.util.logging.Formatter

formatMessage

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ELFFormatter

public ELFFormatter()

returns a ELF Formatter

Method Detail

format

public String format(LogRecord logRecord)

Format the given record as per ELF and return a formatted string.

For ELF Specifications refer

www.w3.org/TR/WD-logfile.html

Specified by:

format in class Formatter

Parameters:

logRecord - the log record to be formatted.

Returns:

formatted string.

getHead

public String getHead(Handler handler)

According to ELF, the log file should start with a #Version which specifies the ELF version used followed by a #Fields line which specifies all the fields that are being logged.

ELFFormatter uses this method to return back the header containing these two lines. FileHandler checks if the header is already written, if not uses this method to get the header and puts it at the beginning of the file.

Overrides:

getHead in class Formatter

Parameters:

handler - The target handler (can be null)

Returns:

the set of all fields converted into a # prefixed string.

getTail

public String getTail(Handler handler)

Returns an empty string.

Overrides:

getTail in class Formatter

Parameters:

handler - The target handler (can be null)

Returns:

a empty string.