ch.qos.logback.core
Class AppenderBase<E>

java.lang.Object
  ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAwareBase
      ch.qos.logback.core.AppenderBase<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Appender<E>, ContextAware, FilterAttachable, LifeCycle

Direct Known Subclasses:

CyclicBufferAppender, DBAppenderBase, JMSAppenderBase, ListAppender, SMTPAppenderBase, SocketAppenderBase, SyslogAppenderBase, TelnetAppender, WriterAppender

public abstract class AppenderBase<E>
extends ContextAwareBase
implements Appender<E>, FilterAttachable

This class is used to manage base functionnalities of all appenders. For more information about this appender, please refer to the online manual at http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#AppenderBase

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Field Summary

protected String	name Appenders are named.
protected boolean	started

Fields inherited from class ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAwareBase

context

Constructor Summary

AppenderBase()

Method Summary

void	addFilter(Filter newFilter) Add a filter.
protected abstract void	append(E eventObject)
void	clearAllFilters()
void	doAppend(E eventObject) This is where an appender accomplishes its work.
FilterReply	getFilterChainDecision(Object event) Loop through the filters in the chain.
Filter	getFirstFilter() Get first filter in the chain.
Layout<E>	getLayout() Returns this appenders layout.
String	getName() Get the name of this appender.
boolean	isStarted()
void	setLayout(Layout<E> layout) Set the Layout for this appender.
void	setName(String name) Set the name of this appender.
void	start()
void	stop()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAwareBase

addError, addError, addInfo, addInfo, addStatus, addWarn, addWarn, getContext, getStatusManager, setContext

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAware

addError, addError, addInfo, addInfo, addStatus, addWarn, addWarn, getContext, setContext

Field Detail

started

protected boolean started

name

protected String name

Appenders are named.

Constructor Detail

AppenderBase

public AppenderBase()

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Appender

Get the name of this appender. The name uniquely identifies the appender.

Specified by:

getName in interface Appender<E>

doAppend

public void doAppend(E eventObject)

Description copied from interface: Appender

This is where an appender accomplishes its work. Note that the argument is of type Object.

Specified by:

doAppend in interface Appender<E>

append

protected abstract void append(E eventObject)

setName

public void setName(String name)

Set the name of this appender.

Specified by:

setName in interface Appender<E>

start

public void start()

Specified by:

start in interface LifeCycle

stop

public void stop()

Specified by:

stop in interface LifeCycle

isStarted

public boolean isStarted()

Specified by:

isStarted in interface LifeCycle

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

addFilter

public void addFilter(Filter newFilter)

Description copied from interface: FilterAttachable

Add a filter.

Specified by:

addFilter in interface FilterAttachable

getFirstFilter

public Filter getFirstFilter()

Description copied from interface: FilterAttachable

Get first filter in the chain.

Specified by:

getFirstFilter in interface FilterAttachable

clearAllFilters

public void clearAllFilters()

Specified by:

clearAllFilters in interface FilterAttachable

getFilterChainDecision

public FilterReply getFilterChainDecision(Object event)

Description copied from interface: FilterAttachable

Loop through the filters in the chain. As soon as a filter decides on ACCEPT or DENY, then that value is returned. If all of the filters return NEUTRAL, then NEUTRAL is returned.

Specified by:

getFilterChainDecision in interface FilterAttachable

getLayout

public Layout<E> getLayout()

Description copied from interface: Appender

Returns this appenders layout.

Specified by:

getLayout in interface Appender<E>

setLayout

public void setLayout(Layout<E> layout)

Description copied from interface: Appender

Set the Layout for this appender.

Specified by:

setLayout in interface Appender<E>