org.apache.log.output.io.rotate

Class RotatingFileTarget

public class RotatingFileTarget extends FileTarget

This is a basic Output log target that writes to rotating files.

Author: Peter Donald Stephen McConnell Bernhard Huber

Constructor Summary
	RotatingFileTarget(Formatter formatter, RotateStrategy rotateStrategy, FileStrategy fileStrategy) Construct RotatingFileTarget object.
	RotatingFileTarget(boolean append, Formatter formatter, RotateStrategy rotateStrategy, FileStrategy fileStrategy) Construct RotatingFileTarget object.

Method Summary
protected void	rotate() Rotates the file.
protected void	write(String data) Output the log message, and check if rotation is needed.

Constructor Detail

RotatingFileTarget

public RotatingFileTarget(Formatter formatter, RotateStrategy rotateStrategy, FileStrategy fileStrategy)

Construct RotatingFileTarget object.

Parameters: formatter Formatter to be used rotateStrategy RotateStrategy to be used fileStrategy FileStrategy to be used

Throws: IOException if a file access or write related error occurs

RotatingFileTarget

public RotatingFileTarget(boolean append, Formatter formatter, RotateStrategy rotateStrategy, FileStrategy fileStrategy)

Construct RotatingFileTarget object.

Parameters: append true if file is to be appended to, false otherwise formatter Formatter to be used rotateStrategy RotateStrategy to be used fileStrategy FileStrategy to be used

Throws: IOException if a file access or write related error occurs

Method Detail

rotate

protected void rotate()

Rotates the file.

Throws: IOException if a file access or write related error occurs

write

protected void write(String data)

Output the log message, and check if rotation is needed.

Parameters: data the date to write to the target