Hierarchy (OPS4J Pax Logging

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.log4j.Hierarchy

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository, org.apache.log4j.spi.RendererSupport, org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableRendererSupport
```
public class Hierarchy
extends Object
implements org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository, org.apache.log4j.spi.RendererSupport, org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableRendererSupport
```
This class is specialized in retrieving loggers by name and also maintaining the logger hierarchy.
The casual user does not have to deal with this class directly.
The structure of the logger hierarchy is maintained by the getLogger(java.lang.String) method. The hierarchy is such that children link to their parent but parents do not have any pointers to their children. Moreover, loggers can be instantiated in any order, in particular descendant before ancestor.
In case a descendant is created before a particular ancestor, then it creates a provision node for the ancestor and adds itself to the provision node. Other descendants of the same ancestor add themselves to the previously created provision node.

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Hierarchy(Logger root)
Create a new logger hierarchy.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Hierarchy(Logger root)` Create a new logger hierarchy.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addHierarchyEventListener(org.apache.log4j.spi.HierarchyEventListener listener)`
`void`	`addRenderer(Class classToRender, org.apache.log4j.or.ObjectRenderer or)` Add an object renderer for a specific class.
`void`	`clear()` This call will clear all logger definitions from the internal hashtable.
`void`	`emitNoAppenderWarning(Category cat)`
`Logger`	`exists(String name)` Check if the named logger exists in the hierarchy.
`void`	`fireAddAppenderEvent(Category logger, org.apache.log4j.Appender appender)`
`Enumeration`	`getCurrentCategories()` Deprecated. Please use `getCurrentLoggers()` instead.
`Enumeration`	`getCurrentLoggers()` Returns all the currently defined categories in this hierarchy as an `Enumeration`.
`Logger`	`getLogger(String name)` Return a new logger instance named as the first parameter using the default factory.
`Logger`	`getLogger(String name, org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerFactory factory)` Return a new logger instance named as the first parameter using `factory`.
`org.apache.log4j.or.RendererMap`	`getRendererMap()` Get the renderer map for this hierarchy.
`Logger`	`getRootLogger()` Get the root of this hierarchy.
`org.apache.log4j.Level`	`getThreshold()` Returns a `Level` representation of the `enable` state.
`org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableRenderer`	`getThrowableRenderer()`
`boolean`	`isDisabled(int level)` This method will return `true` if this repository is disabled for `level` object passed as parameter and `false` otherwise.
`void`	`overrideAsNeeded(String override)` Deprecated. Deprecated with no replacement.
`void`	`resetConfiguration()` Reset all values contained in this hierarchy instance to their default.
`void`	`setDisableOverride(String override)` Deprecated. Deprecated with no replacement.
`void`	`setRenderer(Class renderedClass, org.apache.log4j.or.ObjectRenderer renderer)` Used by subclasses to add a renderer to the hierarchy passed as parameter.
`void`	`setThreshold(org.apache.log4j.Level l)` Enable logging for logging requests with level `l` or higher.
`void`	`setThreshold(String levelStr)` The string form of `setThreshold(Level)`.
`void`	`setThrowableRenderer(org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableRenderer renderer)`
`void`	`shutdown()` Shutting down a hierarchy will safely close and remove all appenders in all categories including the root logger.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Hierarchy
```
public Hierarchy(Logger root)
```
    Create a new logger hierarchy.
    
    Parameters:
    
    root - The root of the new hierarchy.
- Method Detail
  - addRenderer
```
public void addRenderer(Class classToRender,
                        org.apache.log4j.or.ObjectRenderer or)
```
    Add an object renderer for a specific class.
  - addHierarchyEventListener
```
public void addHierarchyEventListener(org.apache.log4j.spi.HierarchyEventListener listener)
```
    Specified by:
    
    addHierarchyEventListener in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
  - clear
```
public void clear()
```
    This call will clear all logger definitions from the internal hashtable. Invoking this method will irrevocably mess up the logger hierarchy.
    You should really know what you are doing before invoking this method.
    
    Since:
    
    0.9.0
  - emitNoAppenderWarning
```
public void emitNoAppenderWarning(Category cat)
```
    Specified by:
    
    emitNoAppenderWarning in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
  - exists
```
public Logger exists(String name)
```
    Check if the named logger exists in the hierarchy. If so return its reference, otherwise returns null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    exists in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the logger to search for.
  - setThreshold
```
public void setThreshold(String levelStr)
```
    The string form of setThreshold(Level).
    
    Specified by:
    
    setThreshold in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
  - setThreshold
```
public void setThreshold(org.apache.log4j.Level l)
```
    Enable logging for logging requests with level l or higher. By default all levels are enabled.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setThreshold in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - The minimum level for which logging requests are sent to their appenders.
  - fireAddAppenderEvent
```
public void fireAddAppenderEvent(Category logger,
                                 org.apache.log4j.Appender appender)
```
    Specified by:
    
    fireAddAppenderEvent in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
  - getThreshold
```
public org.apache.log4j.Level getThreshold()
```
    Returns a Level representation of the enable state.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getThreshold in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
    
    Since:
    
    1.2
  - getLogger
```
public Logger getLogger(String name)
```
    Return a new logger instance named as the first parameter using the default factory.
    If a logger of that name already exists, then it will be returned. Otherwise, a new logger will be instantiated and then linked with its existing ancestors as well as children.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLogger in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the logger to retrieve.
  - getLogger
```
public Logger getLogger(String name,
                        org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerFactory factory)
```
    Return a new logger instance named as the first parameter using factory.
    If a logger of that name already exists, then it will be returned. Otherwise, a new logger will be instantiated by the factory parameter and linked with its existing ancestors as well as children.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLogger in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the logger to retrieve.
    
    factory - The factory that will make the new logger instance.
  - getCurrentLoggers
```
public Enumeration getCurrentLoggers()
```
    Returns all the currently defined categories in this hierarchy as an Enumeration.
    The root logger is not included in the returned Enumeration.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCurrentLoggers in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
  - getCurrentCategories
```
public Enumeration getCurrentCategories()
```
    Deprecated. Please use getCurrentLoggers() instead.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCurrentCategories in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
  - getRendererMap
```
public org.apache.log4j.or.RendererMap getRendererMap()
```
    Get the renderer map for this hierarchy.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getRendererMap in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.RendererSupport
  - getRootLogger
```
public Logger getRootLogger()
```
    Get the root of this hierarchy.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getRootLogger in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
    
    Since:
    
    0.9.0
  - isDisabled
```
public boolean isDisabled(int level)
```
    This method will return true if this repository is disabled for level object passed as parameter and false otherwise. See also the threshold emthod.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDisabled in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
  - overrideAsNeeded
```
public void overrideAsNeeded(String override)
```
    Deprecated. Deprecated with no replacement.
  - resetConfiguration
```
public void resetConfiguration()
```
    Reset all values contained in this hierarchy instance to their default. This removes all appenders from all categories, sets the level of all non-root categories to null, sets their additivity flag to true and sets the level of the root logger to DEBUG. Moreover, message disabling is set its default "off" value.
    Existing categories are not removed. They are just reset.
    This method should be used sparingly and with care as it will block all logging until it is completed.
    
    Specified by:
    
    resetConfiguration in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
    
    Since:
    
    0.8.5
  - setDisableOverride
```
public void setDisableOverride(String override)
```
    Deprecated. Deprecated with no replacement.
    
    Does nothing.
  - setRenderer
```
public void setRenderer(Class renderedClass,
                        org.apache.log4j.or.ObjectRenderer renderer)
```
    Used by subclasses to add a renderer to the hierarchy passed as parameter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setRenderer in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.RendererSupport
  - setThrowableRenderer
```
public void setThrowableRenderer(org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableRenderer renderer)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setThrowableRenderer in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableRendererSupport
  - getThrowableRenderer
```
public org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableRenderer getThrowableRenderer()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getThrowableRenderer in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.ThrowableRendererSupport
  - shutdown
```
public void shutdown()
```
    Shutting down a hierarchy will safely close and remove all appenders in all categories including the root logger.
    Some appenders such as org.apache.log4j.net.SocketAppender and AsyncAppender need to be closed before the application exists. Otherwise, pending logging events might be lost.
    The shutdown method is careful to close nested appenders before closing regular appenders. This is allows configurations where a regular appender is attached to a logger and again to a nested appender.
    
    Specified by:
    
    shutdown in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggerRepository
    
    Since:
    
    1.0

Class Hierarchy

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Hierarchy

Method Detail

addRenderer

addHierarchyEventListener

clear

emitNoAppenderWarning

exists

setThreshold

setThreshold

fireAddAppenderEvent

getThreshold

getLogger

getLogger

getCurrentLoggers

getCurrentCategories

getRendererMap

getRootLogger

isDisabled

overrideAsNeeded

resetConfiguration

setDisableOverride

setRenderer

setThrowableRenderer

getThrowableRenderer

shutdown