net.sourceforge.esw.service.log
Class LogFactory

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

ILogConstants

public class LogFactory

extends java.lang.Object

implements ILogConstants

Creational factory for log package elements.

This factory returns the current ILog instance, and ILogDatum instances.

See Also:

ILog, ILogDatum

Fields inherited from interface net.sourceforge.esw.service.log.ILogConstants

APP_ID, APP_ID_FIELD, CLASS_CONSTANT, CLASSES_CONSTANT, DATA_ID, DATA_ID_FIELD, DEFAULT_FILE_DIR, DESC_ID, DESC_ID_FIELD, ENTRY_CONSTANT, ENTRYS_CONSTANT, EXPRESSION_CONSTANT, FILENAME_CONSTANT, FILTER_CONSTANT, FILTER_LIST_CONSTANT, ID_ID, ID_ID_FIELD, LAST_FILTER_NUM_CONSTANT, RANK_ID, RANK_ID_FIELD, REFERENCE_LOG_DRIVER, REFERENCE_LOG_PASSWORD, REFERENCE_LOG_URL, REFERENCE_LOG_USER, SERVICE_ID, SERVICE_ID_CONSTANT, SERVICE_ID_FIELD, TARGET_CONSTANT, TARGETS_CONSTANT, WHEN_ID, WHEN_ID_FIELD, WHERE_ID, WHERE_ID_FIELD

Constructor Summary

LogFactory()

Method Summary

static IFilterExpression	createFilterExpression() Returns an instance of an IFilterExpression.
static ILogDatum	createLogDatum(java.util.Date aWhen, java.lang.String aWhere, int aImportance, java.lang.String aSimpleWhat, INode aComplexWhat, java.lang.String aWho, long aId) Returns an instance of an ILogDatum for logging of events.
static ILog	getLog() Returns an instance of an ILog for logging of events.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LogFactory

public LogFactory()

Method Detail

getLog

public static ILog getLog()

Returns an instance of an ILog for logging of events. The ILog is the mechinism though which events are logged.

Returns:

the current ILog instance for logging events.

createLogDatum

public static ILogDatum createLogDatum(java.util.Date aWhen,
                                       java.lang.String aWhere,
                                       int aImportance,
                                       java.lang.String aSimpleWhat,
                                       INode aComplexWhat,
                                       java.lang.String aWho,
                                       long aId)

Returns an instance of an ILogDatum for logging of events. The ILogDatum is the container that holds the data to be given to an ILog instance for logging of events.

Parameters:

aWhen - when the event occured

aWhere - Where the event occured

aImportance - How important was the event that occured

aSimpleWhat - Simply, what was the event that occured

aComplexWhat - Complex caputured state of the event that occured

aWho - Who the event occured with

Returns:

a new ILogDatum instance

createFilterExpression

public static IFilterExpression createFilterExpression()

Returns an instance of an IFilterExpression. This instance is a default filter expression that always returns true.

Returns:

a new IFilterExpression instance