org.slf4j.ext
Class EventData

java.lang.Object
  org.slf4j.ext.EventData

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class EventData
extends Object
implements Serializable

Base class for Event Data. Event Data contains data to be logged about an event. Users may extend this class for each EventType they want to log.

Author:

Ralph Goers

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static String	EVENT_DATETIME
static String	EVENT_ID
static String	EVENT_MESSAGE
static String	EVENT_TYPE

Constructor Summary

EventData()
Default Constructor

EventData(Map<String,Object> map)
Constructor to create event data from a Map.

EventData(String xml)
Construct from a serialized form of the Map containing the RequestInfo elements

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object o) Compare two EventData objects for equality.
Serializable	get(String name) Retrieve an event attribute.
Iterator<Map.Entry<String,Object>>	getEntrySetIterator() Returns an Iterator over all the entries in the EventDAta.
Date	getEventDateTime() Retrieve the date and time the event occurred.
String	getEventId() Retrieve the event identifier.
Map<String,Object>	getEventMap() Retrieve all the attributes in the EventData as a Map.
String	getEventType() Retrieve the type of the event.
String	getMessage() Retrieve the message text associated with this event, if any.
int	getSize() Returns the number of attributes in the EventData.
int	hashCode() Compute the hashCode for this EventData instance.
void	put(String name, Serializable obj) Add arbitrary attributes about the event.
void	putAll(Map<String,Object> data) Populate the event data from a Map.
void	setEventDateTime(Date eventDateTime) Set the date and time the event occurred in case it is not the same as when the event was logged.
void	setEventId(String eventId) Set the event identifier.
void	setEventType(String eventType) Set the type of event that occurred.
void	setMessage(String message) Set the message text associated with this event.
String	toString() Convert the EventData to a String.
String	toXML() Serialize all the EventData items into an XML representation.
static String	toXML(Map<String,Object> map) Serialize all the EventData items into an XML representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

EVENT_MESSAGE

public static final String EVENT_MESSAGE

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Constant Field Values

EVENT_TYPE

public static final String EVENT_TYPE

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Constant Field Values

EVENT_DATETIME

public static final String EVENT_DATETIME

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Constant Field Values

EVENT_ID

public static final String EVENT_ID

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

EventData

public EventData()

Default Constructor

EventData

public EventData(Map<String,Object> map)

Constructor to create event data from a Map.

Parameters:

map - The event data.

EventData

public EventData(String xml)

Construct from a serialized form of the Map containing the RequestInfo elements

Parameters:

xml - The serialized form of the RequestInfo Map.

Method Detail

toXML

public String toXML()

Serialize all the EventData items into an XML representation.

Returns:

an XML String containing all the EventDAta items.

toXML

public static String toXML(Map<String,Object> map)

Serialize all the EventData items into an XML representation.

Returns:

an XML String containing all the EventDAta items.

getEventId

public String getEventId()

Retrieve the event identifier.

Returns:

The event identifier

setEventId

public void setEventId(String eventId)

Set the event identifier.

Parameters:

eventId - The event identifier.

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Retrieve the message text associated with this event, if any.

Returns:

The message text associated with this event or null if there is none.

setMessage

public void setMessage(String message)

Set the message text associated with this event.

Parameters:

message - The message text.

getEventDateTime

public Date getEventDateTime()

Retrieve the date and time the event occurred.

Returns:

The Date associated with the event.

setEventDateTime

public void setEventDateTime(Date eventDateTime)

Set the date and time the event occurred in case it is not the same as when the event was logged.

Parameters:

eventDateTime - The event Date.

setEventType

public void setEventType(String eventType)

Set the type of event that occurred.

Parameters:

eventType - The type of the event.

getEventType

public String getEventType()

Retrieve the type of the event.

Returns:

The event type.

put

public void put(String name,
                Serializable obj)

Add arbitrary attributes about the event.

Parameters:

name - The attribute's key.

obj - The data associated with the key.

get

public Serializable get(String name)

Retrieve an event attribute.

Parameters:

name - The attribute's key.

Returns:

The value associated with the key or null if the key is not present.

putAll

public void putAll(Map<String,Object> data)

Populate the event data from a Map.

Parameters:

data - The Map to copy.

getSize

public int getSize()

Returns the number of attributes in the EventData.

Returns:

the number of attributes in the EventData.

getEntrySetIterator

public Iterator<Map.Entry<String,Object>> getEntrySetIterator()

Returns an Iterator over all the entries in the EventDAta.

Returns:

an Iterator that can be used to access all the event attributes.

getEventMap

public Map<String,Object> getEventMap()

Retrieve all the attributes in the EventData as a Map. Changes to this map will be reflected in the EventData.

Returns:

The Map of attributes in this EventData instance.

toString

public String toString()

Convert the EventData to a String.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The EventData as a String.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compare two EventData objects for equality.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - The Object to compare.

Returns:

true if the objects are the same instance or contain all the same keys and their values.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Compute the hashCode for this EventData instance.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

The hashcode for this EventData instance.