ConsoleAppender.java
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package ch.qos.logback.core;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.Optional;
import ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.ConsoleTarget;
import ch.qos.logback.core.status.ErrorStatus;
import ch.qos.logback.core.status.Status;
import ch.qos.logback.core.status.WarnStatus;
import ch.qos.logback.core.util.Loader;
import ch.qos.logback.core.util.ReentryGuard;
import ch.qos.logback.core.util.ReentryGuardFactory;
/**
* ConsoleAppender appends log events to <code>System.out</code> or
* <code>System.err</code> using a layout specified by the user. The default
* target is <code>System.out</code>.
* <p>
*
* </p>
* For more information about this appender, please refer to the online manual
* at http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#ConsoleAppender
* <p>
* This appender does not own the console streams it writes to. On stop it
* flushes those streams but does not close them, so process-wide stdout/stderr
* (and Jansi streams wrapping them) remain usable after reconfiguration.
* </p>
*
* @author Ceki Gülcü
* @author Tom SH Liu
* @author Ruediger Dohna
* @see <a href="https://github.com/qos-ch/logback/issues/1063">logback issue #1063</a>
*/
public class ConsoleAppender<E> extends OutputStreamAppender<E> {
protected ConsoleTarget target = ConsoleTarget.SystemOut;
protected boolean withJansi = false;
public final static String JLINE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME = "org.jline.jansi.AnsiConsole";
public final static String FUSESOURCE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME = "org.fusesource.jansi.AnsiConsole";
// Jansi was migrated from FuseSource (org.fusesource.jansi) to JLine (org.jline.jansi), which
// changed the package of AnsiConsole. Probe the JLine coordinates first, then fall back to the
// legacy FuseSource ones so that <withJansi> keeps working with both artifacts. See LOGBACK issue 1043.
private final static String[] ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAMES = { JLINE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME,
FUSESOURCE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME };
protected String preferredJansiClassName = null;
private final static String JANSI2_OUT_METHOD_NAME = "out";
private final static String JANSI2_ERR_METHOD_NAME = "err";
private final static String WRAP_SYSTEM_OUT_METHOD_NAME = "wrapSystemOut";
private final static String WRAP_SYSTEM_ERR_METHOD_NAME = "wrapSystemErr";
private final static String SYSTEM_INSTALL_METHOD_NAME = "systemInstall";
private final static Class<?>[] ARGUMENT_TYPES = { PrintStream.class };
private final static String CONSOLE_APPENDER_WARNING_URL = CoreConstants.CODES_URL+"#slowConsole";
/**
* Deprecation notice for {@link #setWithJansi(boolean)} / {@code <withJansi>}.
* {@link JansiConsoleAppender} is the recommended replacement.
*/
static final String WITH_JANSI_DEPRECATED_MSG =
"ConsoleAppender.withJansi is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. "
+ "Use ch.qos.logback.core.JansiConsoleAppender instead.";
/**
* Sets the value of the <b>Target</b> option. Recognized values are
* "System.out" and "System.err". Any other value will be ignored.
*/
public void setTarget(String value) {
ConsoleTarget t = ConsoleTarget.findByName(value.trim());
if (t == null) {
targetWarn(value);
} else {
target = t;
}
}
/**
* Returns the current value of the <b>target</b> property. The default value of
* the option is "System.out".
* <p>
* See also {@link #setTarget}.
*/
public String getTarget() {
return target.getName();
}
/**
*
* @return the preferred Jansi class name
*/
public String getPreferredJansiClassName() {
return preferredJansiClassName;
}
/**
* It allows to force Jansi class name used for probing.
*
* <p>Used for testing purposes.</p>
* <p>Valid values are {@link #JLINE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME} and
* {@link #FUSESOURCE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME}.</p>
*
* @param preferredJansiClassName the preferred Jansi class name
* @since 1.6.1
*/
public void setPreferredJansiClassName(String preferredJansiClassName) {
this.preferredJansiClassName = preferredJansiClassName;
}
private boolean isValidPreferredJansiClassName(String className) {
return JLINE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME.equals(className)
|| FUSESOURCE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME.equals(className);
}
private void preferredJansiClassNameWarn(String val) {
Status status = new WarnStatus(
"[" + val + "] should be one of " + Arrays.toString(ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAMES), this);
status.add(new WarnStatus("Ignoring preferredJansiClassName, using default probing order.", this));
addStatus(status);
}
private void targetWarn(String val) {
Status status = new WarnStatus("[" + val + "] should be one of " + Arrays.toString(ConsoleTarget.values()),
this);
status.add(new WarnStatus("Using previously set target, System.out by default.", this));
addStatus(status);
}
@Override
public void start() {
addInfo("NOTE: Writing to the console can be slow. Try to avoid logging to the ");
addInfo("console in production environments, especially in high volume systems.");
addInfo("See also "+CONSOLE_APPENDER_WARNING_URL);
OutputStream targetStream = wrapTarget(target.getStream());
setOutputStream(targetStream);
super.start();
}
/**
* Flush the console target without closing it.
* <p>
* {@link System#out}, {@link System#err}, and Jansi streams built on
* {@code FileDescriptor.out}/{@code err} are process-wide resources. Closing
* them from {@link OutputStreamAppender#stop()} would poison stdout for the
* rest of the JVM (see
* <a href="https://github.com/qos-ch/logback/issues/1063">issue #1063</a>).
* The non-Jansi {@link ConsoleTarget} streams already no-op on
* {@code close()}; this override keeps the same contract when Jansi is used.
* </p>
*/
@Override
protected void closeOutputStream() {
if (getOutputStream() != null) {
try {
// write encoder footer while the stream is still attached
encoderClose();
getOutputStream().flush();
} catch (IOException e) {
addStatus(new ErrorStatus("Could not flush output stream for ConsoleAppender.", this, e));
}
}
}
/**
* Create a ThreadLocal ReentryGuard to prevent recursive appender invocations.
* @return a ReentryGuard instance of type {@link ReentryGuardFactory.GuardType#THREAD_LOCAL THREAD_LOCAL}.
*/
protected ReentryGuard buildReentryGuard() {
return ReentryGuardFactory.makeGuard(ReentryGuardFactory.GuardType.THREAD_LOCAL);
}
/**
* Optionally wraps the raw console target stream before it is used for
* logging.
* <p>
* The default implementation applies the deprecated {@code withJansi}
* reflection path when {@link #withJansi} is true. Subclasses such as
* {@link JansiConsoleAppender} should override this method to supply an
* alternate stream (without relying on {@code withJansi}).
* </p>
*
* @param targetStream the raw stream for {@link #target}
* @return the stream to use as this appender's output stream
* @since 1.6.3
*/
protected OutputStream wrapTarget(OutputStream targetStream) {
if (withJansi) {
return wrapWithJansi(targetStream);
} else {
return targetStream;
}
}
/**
* Wraps the console target stream with a Jansi ANSI-aware stream using
* reflection.
* <p>
* This path is <strong>deprecated</strong>. Prefer {@link JansiConsoleAppender},
* which overrides {@link #wrapTarget(OutputStream)} and calls
* {@code org.jline.jansi.AnsiConsole} directly.
* </p>
*
* @param targetStream the raw console target stream
* @return a Jansi-backed stream, or {@code targetStream} on failure
* @deprecated Use {@link JansiConsoleAppender} / override {@link #wrapTarget(OutputStream)}.
*/
@Deprecated
protected OutputStream wrapWithJansi(OutputStream targetStream) {
addWarn(WITH_JANSI_DEPRECATED_MSG);
try {
addInfo("Enabling JANSI AnsiPrintStream for the console.");
ClassLoader classLoader = Loader.getClassLoaderOfObject(context);
Class<?> classObj = loadAnsiConsoleClass(classLoader);
Method systemInstallMethod = classObj.getMethod(SYSTEM_INSTALL_METHOD_NAME);
if(systemInstallMethod != null) {
systemInstallMethod.invoke(null);
}
// check for JAnsi 2
String methodNameJansi2 = target == ConsoleTarget.SystemOut ? JANSI2_OUT_METHOD_NAME
: JANSI2_ERR_METHOD_NAME;
final Optional<Method> optOutMethod = Arrays.stream(classObj.getMethods())
.filter(m -> m.getName().equals(methodNameJansi2))
.filter(m -> m.getParameters().length == 0)
.filter(m -> Modifier.isStatic(m.getModifiers()))
.filter(m -> PrintStream.class.isAssignableFrom(m.getReturnType()))
.findAny();
if (optOutMethod.isPresent()) {
final Method outMethod = optOutMethod.orElseThrow(() -> new NoSuchElementException("No out/err method present"));
return (PrintStream) outMethod.invoke(null);
}
// JAnsi 1
String methodName = target == ConsoleTarget.SystemOut ? WRAP_SYSTEM_OUT_METHOD_NAME
: WRAP_SYSTEM_ERR_METHOD_NAME;
Method method = classObj.getMethod(methodName, ARGUMENT_TYPES);
return (OutputStream) method.invoke(null, new PrintStream(targetStream));
} catch (Exception e) {
addWarn("Failed to create AnsiPrintStream. Falling back on the default stream.", e);
}
return targetStream;
}
/**
* Loads the Jansi {@code AnsiConsole} class.
* <p>
* If {@link #preferredJansiClassName} is set to a valid value
* ({@link #JLINE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME} or {@link #FUSESOURCE_JANSI_ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAME}),
* that class is loaded. An invalid preferred value is reported and ignored.
* <p>
* If {@code preferredJansiClassName} is not set (or was invalid), candidates are probed in
* {@link #ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAMES} order (JLine's {@code org.jline.jansi} first, then the legacy
* FuseSource {@code org.fusesource.jansi}). This keeps {@code <withJansi>} working across the Jansi
* migration from FuseSource to JLine.
*
* @throws ClassNotFoundException if none of the candidate classes is available.
*/
Class<?> loadAnsiConsoleClass(ClassLoader classLoader) throws ClassNotFoundException {
if (preferredJansiClassName != null) {
if (isValidPreferredJansiClassName(preferredJansiClassName)) {
return classLoader.loadClass(preferredJansiClassName);
} else {
preferredJansiClassNameWarn(preferredJansiClassName);
}
}
ClassNotFoundException lastException = null;
for (String className : ANSI_CONSOLE_CLASS_NAMES) {
try {
return classLoader.loadClass(className);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
lastException = e;
}
}
throw lastException;
}
/**
* @return whether to use JANSI or not.
* @deprecated Use {@link JansiConsoleAppender} instead of {@code withJansi} on
* {@link ConsoleAppender}.
*/
@Deprecated
public boolean isWithJansi() {
return withJansi;
}
/**
* If true, this appender will output to a stream provided by the JANSI library
* via reflection.
* <p>
* This option is <strong>deprecated</strong>. Use {@link JansiConsoleAppender},
* which talks to {@code org.jline.jansi.AnsiConsole} directly, instead of
* {@code <withJansi>true</withJansi>} on a plain {@link ConsoleAppender}.
* </p>
*
* @param withJansi whether to use JANSI or not.
* @since 1.0.5
* @deprecated Use {@link JansiConsoleAppender} instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void setWithJansi(boolean withJansi) {
this.withJansi = withJansi;
if (withJansi) {
addWarn(WITH_JANSI_DEPRECATED_MSG);
}
}
}