Package org.apache.rat.utils

Class DefaultLog

java.lang.Object

org.apache.rat.utils.DefaultLog

All Implemented Interfaces:

Log

public final class DefaultLog
extends Object
implements Log

A default implementation of Log that writes to System.out and System.err.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.apache.rat.utils.Log

Log.Level

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Log	createDefault()	Creates a new instance of the default log.
static Log	getInstance()	Retrieves the DefaultLog instance.
Log.Level	getLevel()	Gets the level we are writing at.
void	log(Log.Level level, String msg)	Writes a message at a specific log level.
static Log	setInstance(Log newInstance)	Sets the default log instance.
void	setLevel(Log.Level level)	Sets the level.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.rat.utils.Log

asWriter, asWriter, debug, debug, error, error, info, info, isEnabled, log, log, log, warn, warn

Method Details

getInstance

public static Log getInstance()

Retrieves the DefaultLog instance.

Returns:

the Default log instance.

setInstance

public static Log setInstance(Log newInstance)

Sets the default log instance. If not set an instance of DefaultLog will be returned

Parameters:

newInstance - a Log to use as the default.

Returns:

the old instance.

createDefault

public static Log createDefault()

Creates a new instance of the default log.

Returns:

A new instance of the default log.

setLevel

public void setLevel(Log.Level level)

Sets the level. Log messages below the specified level will not be written to the log.

Specified by:

setLevel in interface Log

Parameters:

level - the level to use when writing messages.

getLevel

public Log.Level getLevel()

Gets the level we are writing at.

Specified by:

getLevel in interface Log

Returns:

the level we are writing at.

log

public void log(Log.Level level,
 String msg)

Description copied from interface: Log

Writes a message at a specific log level.

Specified by:

log in interface Log

Parameters:

level - The log level to write at.

msg - the message to write.