TTCCLayout.java

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// Contributors: Christopher Williams
//               Mathias Bogaert

package org.apache.log4j;

import org.apache.log4j.helpers.DateLayout;
import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;

/**
 * TTCC layout format consists of time, thread, category and nested diagnostic context information, hence the name.
 *
 * <p>
 * Each of the four fields can be individually enabled or disabled. The time format depends on the
 * <code>DateFormat</code> used.
 *
 * <p>
 * Here is an example TTCCLayout output with the {@link org.apache.log4j.helpers.RelativeTimeDateFormat}.
 *
 * <pre>
 * 176 [main] INFO  org.apache.log4j.examples.Sort - Populating an array of 2 elements in reverse order.
 * 225 [main] INFO  org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo - Entered the sort method.
 * 262 [main] DEBUG org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo.OUTER i=1 - Outer loop.
 * 276 [main] DEBUG org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo.SWAP i=1 j=0 - Swapping intArray[0] = 1 and intArray[1] = 0
 * 290 [main] DEBUG org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo.OUTER i=0 - Outer loop.
 * 304 [main] INFO  org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo.DUMP - Dump of interger array:
 * 317 [main] INFO  org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo.DUMP - Element [0] = 0
 * 331 [main] INFO  org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo.DUMP - Element [1] = 1
 * 343 [main] INFO  org.apache.log4j.examples.Sort - The next log statement should be an error message.
 * 346 [main] ERROR org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo.DUMP - Tried to dump an uninitialized array.
 * at org.apache.log4j.examples.SortAlgo.dump(SortAlgo.java:58)
 * at org.apache.log4j.examples.Sort.main(Sort.java:64)
 * 467 [main] INFO  org.apache.log4j.examples.Sort - Exiting main method.
 * </pre>
 *
 * <p>
 * The first field is the number of milliseconds elapsed since the start of the program. The second field is the thread
 * outputting the log statement. The third field is the level, the fourth field is the category to which the statement
 * belongs.
 *
 * <p>
 * The fifth field (just before the '-') is the nested diagnostic context. Note the nested diagnostic context may be
 * empty as in the first two statements. The text after the '-' is the message of the statement.
 *
 * <p>
 * <b>WARNING</b> Do not use the same TTCCLayout instance from within different
 * appenders. The TTCCLayout is not thread safe when used in his way. However, it is perfectly safe to use a TTCCLayout
 * instance from just one appender.
 *
 * <p>
 * {@link PatternLayout} offers a much more flexible alternative.
 *
 * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
 * @author <A HREF="mailto:heinz.richter@ecmwf.int">Heinz Richter</a>
 */
public class TTCCLayout extends DateLayout {

    // Internal representation of options
    private boolean threadPrinting = true;
    private boolean categoryPrefixing = true;
    private boolean contextPrinting = true;

    protected final StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(256);

    /**
     * Instantiate a TTCCLayout object with {@link org.apache.log4j.helpers.RelativeTimeDateFormat} as the date
     * formatter in the local time zone.
     *
     * @since 0.7.5
     */
    public TTCCLayout() {
        this.setDateFormat(RELATIVE_TIME_DATE_FORMAT, null);
    }

    /**
     * Instantiate a TTCCLayout object using the local time zone. The DateFormat used will depend on the
     * <code>dateFormatType</code>.
     *
     * <p>
     * This constructor just calls the {@link DateLayout#setDateFormat} method.
     */
    public TTCCLayout(String dateFormatType) {
        this.setDateFormat(dateFormatType);
    }

    /**
     * The <b>ThreadPrinting</b> option specifies whether the name of the current thread is part of log output or not.
     * This is true by default.
     */
    public void setThreadPrinting(boolean threadPrinting) {
        this.threadPrinting = threadPrinting;
    }

    /**
     * Returns value of the <b>ThreadPrinting</b> option.
     */
    public boolean getThreadPrinting() {
        return threadPrinting;
    }

    /**
     * The <b>CategoryPrefixing</b> option specifies whether {@link Category} name is part of log output or not. This is
     * true by default.
     */
    public void setCategoryPrefixing(boolean categoryPrefixing) {
        this.categoryPrefixing = categoryPrefixing;
    }

    /**
     * Returns value of the <b>CategoryPrefixing</b> option.
     */
    public boolean getCategoryPrefixing() {
        return categoryPrefixing;
    }

    /**
     * The <b>ContextPrinting</b> option specifies log output will include the nested context information belonging to
     * the current thread. This is true by default.
     */
    public void setContextPrinting(boolean contextPrinting) {
        this.contextPrinting = contextPrinting;
    }

    /**
     * Returns value of the <b>ContextPrinting</b> option.
     */
    public boolean getContextPrinting() {
        return contextPrinting;
    }

    /**
     * In addition to the level of the statement and message, the returned byte array includes time, thread, category
     * and {@link NDC} information.
     *
     * <p>
     * Time, thread, category and diagnostic context are printed depending on options.
     *
     * @param event The event to format
     */
    public String format(LoggingEvent event) {

        // Reset buf
        buf.setLength(0);

        dateFormat(buf, event);

        if (this.threadPrinting) {
            buf.append('[');
            buf.append(event.getThreadName());
            buf.append("] ");
        }
        buf.append(event.getLevel().toString());
        buf.append(' ');

        if (this.categoryPrefixing) {
            buf.append(event.getLoggerName());
            buf.append(' ');
        }

        if (this.contextPrinting) {
            String ndc = event.getNDC();

            if (ndc != null) {
                buf.append(ndc);
                buf.append(' ');
            }
        }
        buf.append("- ");
        buf.append(event.getRenderedMessage());
        buf.append(LINE_SEP);
        return buf.toString();
    }

    /**
     * The TTCCLayout does not handle the throwable contained within {@link LoggingEvent LoggingEvents}. Thus, it
     * returns <code>true</code>.
     *
     * @since version 0.8.4
     */
    public boolean ignoresThrowable() {
        return true;
    }
}