Package ch.qos.logback.core.rolling

Implements various file rolling policies.

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Description

Interface Summary

RollingPolicy	A RollingPolicy is responsible for performing the rolling over of the active log file.
TriggeringPolicy	A TriggeringPolicy controls the conditions under which roll-over occurs.

Class Summary

FixedWindowRollingPolicy	When rolling over, FixedWindowRollingPolicy renames files according to a fixed window algorithm.
RollingFileAppender<E>	RollingFileAppender extends FileAppender to backup the log files depending on RollingPolicy and TriggeringPolicy.
RollingPolicyBase	Implements methods common to most, it not all, rolling policies.
SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy	SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy looks at size of the file being currently written to.
TimeBasedRollingPolicy	TimeBasedRollingPolicy is both easy to configure and quite powerful.
TriggeringPolicyBase	SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy looks at size of the file being currently written to.

Exception Summary

RolloverFailure

A RolloverFailure occurs if, for whatever reason a rollover fails.

Package ch.qos.logback.core.rolling Description

Implements various file rolling policies.

The RollingFileAppender class serves as the linchpin of this package. Its behaviour is controlled by two subcomponents of type RollingPolicy and TriggeringPolicy.