com.mckoi.util

Class Log

java.lang.Object

com.mckoi.util.Log

public class Log
extends Object

A log file/stream that logs some information generated by the system. This is intended to help with debugging. It safely handles concurrent output to the log.

Author:

Tobias Downer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Log()
	Log(File file)
	Log(File file, int size, int max_count)
	Log(String path)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Closes the log file.
void	log(String text) Writes an entry to the log file.
void	logln(String text)
static Log	nullLog() Returns a Log that won't actually store a log.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Log

public Log(String path)
    throws FileNotFoundException,
           IOException

Throws:

FileNotFoundException

IOException

Log

public Log(File file,
   int size,
   int max_count)
    throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

Log

public Log(File file)
    throws FileNotFoundException,
           IOException

Throws:

FileNotFoundException

IOException

Log

protected Log()

Method Detail

log

public void log(String text)

Writes an entry to the log file. The log file records the time the entry was put into the log, and the string which is the log.

logln

public void logln(String text)

close

public void close()

Closes the log file.

nullLog

public static Log nullLog()

Returns a Log that won't actually store a log. This is useful for options where the user doesn't want anything logged.