com.sun.identity.log.handlers

Class RemoteHandler

java.lang.Object

java.util.logging.Handler

com.sun.identity.log.handlers.RemoteHandler

public class RemoteHandler
extends Handler

The class which publishes the log message to a remote log service. Also does buffering of LogRecords upto the number specified in the log configuration. This buffer is emptied when the number of log records in the buffer reaches the specified number or when the specified time interval is exceeded.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RemoteHandler(String dummyParam) Constructor in which the configuration of the handler is done.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Flushes any buffered output by calling flush(), and then close the handler and free all associated resources with this handler.
void	flush() Flush any buffered output.
void	nonBlockingFlush() Copy the existing request set map and pass it on to ThreadPool as part of a FlushTask.
void	publish(LogRecord logRecord) This method sends the LogRecord to the remote logging service.

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

RemoteHandler

public RemoteHandler(String dummyParam)

Constructor in which the configuration of the handler is done.

Parameters:

dummyParam - dummy parameter. To make instantation generic for all handlers.

Method Detail

publish

public void publish(LogRecord logRecord)

This method sends the LogRecord to the remote logging service.

Specified by:

publish in class Handler

Parameters:

logRecord - The LogRecord to be published to the remote logging service.

close

public void close()

Flushes any buffered output by calling flush(), and then close the handler and free all associated resources with this handler.

Specified by:

close in class Handler

flush

public void flush()

Flush any buffered output.

Specified by:

flush in class Handler

nonBlockingFlush

public void nonBlockingFlush()

Copy the existing request set map and pass it on to ThreadPool as part of a FlushTask. Initiatize a new map as the new request set map for future remote logging calls.