se.entra.phantom.server

Class AsyncLogger

java.lang.Object

se.entra.phantom.server.AsyncLogger

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class AsyncLogger
extends Object
implements Runnable

The asynchronous logger is used to log events to a file causing the least amount of interference in locking thread and timing.

Author:

Christopher Mindus

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	close() Closes the logger, waiting for it to finish.
static void	initialize(IniFile ini) Initializes the logger.
static void	log(String msg) Logs an event.
void	run() The run thread doing the file logging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

initialize

public static void initialize(IniFile ini)
                       throws IOException

Initializes the logger.

Parameters:

ini - The ini file, the item "asyncLoggerFilename" is read from the [base] section. If it's empty or not present, no logging is done.

Throws:

IOException - For file errors.

log

public static void log(String msg)

Logs an event.

close

public static void close()

Closes the logger, waiting for it to finish.

run

public void run()

The run thread doing the file logging.

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable