com.bugcollect.log4j
Class Appender

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
      com.bugcollect.log4j.Appender

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.apache.log4j.Appender, org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler

public class Appender
extends org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

The BugCollect Appender. Add this appender to your log4j configuration to enable bug report colection at bugcollect.com

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

closed, errorHandler, headFilter, layout, name, tailFilter, threshold

Constructor Summary

Appender()

Method Summary

protected void	append(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event) Submits the LoggingEvent to bugcollect.com The report is constructed from the message and throwable information in the LoggingEvent.
protected com.bugcollect.ReportingManager	buildReportingManager()
void	close() log4j infrastructure method.
com.bugcollect.ReportingManager	getReportingManager() Gets the ReportingManager used to submit reports.
boolean	requiresLayout() log4j infrastructure method.
void	setApplicationName(java.lang.String value) Sets the application name used to authenticate with bugcollect.com
void	setApplicationPassword(java.lang.String value) Sets the password used to authenticate with bugcollect.com
void	setReportingManager(com.bugcollect.ReportingManager value) Sets the com.bugcolect.ReportingManager object used to submit reports.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

activateOptions, addFilter, clearFilters, doAppend, finalize, getErrorHandler, getFilter, getFirstFilter, getLayout, getName, getThreshold, isAsSevereAsThreshold, setErrorHandler, setLayout, setName, setThreshold

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Appender

public Appender()

Method Detail

setApplicationName

public void setApplicationName(java.lang.String value)

Sets the application name used to authenticate with bugcollect.com

setApplicationPassword

public void setApplicationPassword(java.lang.String value)

Sets the password used to authenticate with bugcollect.com

buildReportingManager

protected com.bugcollect.ReportingManager buildReportingManager()

setReportingManager

public void setReportingManager(com.bugcollect.ReportingManager value)

Sets the com.bugcolect.ReportingManager object used to submit reports.

Parameters:

value -

getReportingManager

public com.bugcollect.ReportingManager getReportingManager()

Gets the ReportingManager used to submit reports. If not set explicitly, the ReportingManager is constructed at the moment the first report is submitted, or when this method invoked. The default ReportingManager will use the application name and password set on thsi Appender.

append

protected void append(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event)

Submits the LoggingEvent to bugcollect.com The report is constructed from the message and throwable information in the LoggingEvent.

Specified by:

append in class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

close

public void close()

log4j infrastructure method. This Appender doesn't do anything on close.

requiresLayout

public boolean requiresLayout()

log4j infrastructure method. The BugCollect appender does not require a layout.