Class Log4jOutputStream

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Closeable, java.io.Flushable, java.lang.AutoCloseable

    public class Log4jOutputStream
    extends java.io.OutputStream
    An OutputStream that flushes out to a log4j Category.

    Note that no data is written out to the Category until the stream is flushed or closed.

    Example:
     // make sure everything sent to System.err is logged
     System.setErr(new PrintStream(new
     Log4jOutputStream(Category.getRoot(),
     Priority.WARN), true));
     
     // make sure everything sent to System.out is also logged
     System.setOut(new PrintStream(new
     Log4jOutputStream(Category.getRoot(),
     Priority.INFO), true));
     
    Author:
    Jim Moore
    See Also:
    Category
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      protected byte[] buf
      The internal buffer where data is stored.
      protected int count
      The number of valid bytes in the buffer.
      static int DEFAULT_BUFFER_LENGTH
      The default number of bytes in the buffer.
      protected boolean hasBeenClosed
      Used to maintain the contract of #close()}.
      protected org.apache.log4j.Level level
      The priority to use when writing to the Category.
      protected org.apache.log4j.Logger logger
      The category to write to.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Log4jOutputStream​(org.apache.log4j.Logger log, org.apache.log4j.Level level)
      Creates the Log4jOutputStream to flush to the given Category.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void close()
      Closes this output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream.
      void flush()
      Flushes this output stream and forces any buffered output bytes to be written out.
      void write​(int b)
      Writes the specified byte to this output stream.
      • Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

        nullOutputStream, write, write
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • hasBeenClosed

        protected boolean hasBeenClosed
        Used to maintain the contract of #close()}.
      • buf

        protected byte[] buf
        The internal buffer where data is stored.
      • count

        protected int count
        The number of valid bytes in the buffer. This value is always in the range 0 through buf.length; elements buf[0] through buf[count-1] contain valid byte data.
      • DEFAULT_BUFFER_LENGTH

        public static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_LENGTH
        The default number of bytes in the buffer. =2048
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • logger

        protected org.apache.log4j.Logger logger
        The category to write to.
      • level

        protected org.apache.log4j.Level level
        The priority to use when writing to the Category.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Log4jOutputStream

        public Log4jOutputStream​(org.apache.log4j.Logger log,
                                 org.apache.log4j.Level level)
                          throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        Creates the Log4jOutputStream to flush to the given Category.
        Parameters:
        log - the Logger to write to
        level - the Level to use when writing to the Logger
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if cat == null or priority == null
    • Method Detail

      • close

        public void close()
        Closes this output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream. The general contract of close is that it closes the output stream. A closed stream cannot perform output operations and cannot be reopened.
        Specified by:
        close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
        Specified by:
        close in interface java.io.Closeable
        Overrides:
        close in class java.io.OutputStream
      • write

        public void write​(int b)
                   throws java.io.IOException
        Writes the specified byte to this output stream. The general contract for write is that one byte is written to the output stream. The byte to be written is the eight low-order bits of the argument b. The 24 high-order bits of b are ignored.
        Specified by:
        write in class java.io.OutputStream
        Parameters:
        b - the byte to write
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs. In particular, an IOException may be thrown if the output stream has been closed.
      • flush

        public void flush()
        Flushes this output stream and forces any buffered output bytes to be written out. The general contract of flush is that calling it is an indication that, if any bytes previously written have been buffered by the implementation of the output stream, such bytes should immediately be written to their intended destination.
        Specified by:
        flush in interface java.io.Flushable
        Overrides:
        flush in class java.io.OutputStream