org.apache.catalina.valves
Class AccessLogValve

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.catalina.valves.ValveBase
      extended by org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve
All Implemented Interfaces:
javax.management.MBeanRegistration, Contained, Lifecycle, Valve
Direct Known Subclasses:
ExtendedAccessLogValve, FastCommonAccessLogValve

public class AccessLogValve
extends ValveBase
implements Lifecycle

Implementation of the Valve interface that generates a web server access log with the detailed line contents matching a configurable pattern. The syntax of the available patterns is similar to that supported by the Apache mod_log_config module. As an additional feature, automatic rollover of log files when the date changes is also supported.

Patterns for the logged message may include constant text or any of the following replacement strings, for which the corresponding information from the specified Response is substituted:

In addition, the caller can specify one of the following aliases for commonly utilized patterns:

There is also support to write information from the cookie, incoming header, the Session or something else in the ServletRequest.
It is modeled after the apache syntax:

Conditional logging is also supported. This can be done with the condition property. If the value returned from ServletRequest.getAttribute(condition) yields a non-null value. The logging will be skipped.

Version:
$Revision: 1237 $ $Date: 2009-11-03 02:55:48 +0100 (Tue, 03 Nov 2009) $
Author:
Craig R. McClanahan, Jason Brittain, Remy Maucherat, Takayuki Kaneko, Peter Rossbach

Nested Class Summary
protected static interface AccessLogValve.AccessLogElement
          AccessLogElement writes the partial message into the buffer.
protected  class AccessLogValve.ByteSentElement
          write bytes sent, excluding HTTP headers - %b, %B
protected  class AccessLogValve.CookieElement
          write a specific cookie - %{xxx}c
protected  class AccessLogValve.DateAndTimeElement
          write date and time, in Common Log Format - %t
protected  class AccessLogValve.ElapsedTimeElement
          write time taken to process the request - %D, %T
protected  class AccessLogValve.HeaderElement
          write incoming headers - %{xxx}i
protected  class AccessLogValve.HostElement
          write remote host name - %h
protected  class AccessLogValve.HttpStatusCodeElement
          write HTTP status code of the response - %s
protected  class AccessLogValve.LocalAddrElement
          write local IP address - %A
protected  class AccessLogValve.LocalPortElement
          write local port on which this request was received - %p
protected  class AccessLogValve.LocalServerNameElement
          write local server name - %v
protected  class AccessLogValve.LogicalUserNameElement
          write remote logical username from identd (always returns '-') - %l
protected  class AccessLogValve.MethodElement
          write request method (GET, POST, etc.) - %m
protected  class AccessLogValve.ProtocolElement
          write request protocol - %H
protected  class AccessLogValve.QueryElement
          write Query string (prepended with a '?'
protected  class AccessLogValve.RemoteAddrElement
          write remote IP address - %a
protected  class AccessLogValve.RequestAttributeElement
          write an attribute in the ServletRequest - %{xxx}r
protected  class AccessLogValve.RequestElement
          write first line of the request (method and request URI) - %r
protected  class AccessLogValve.RequestURIElement
          write requested URL path - %U
protected  class AccessLogValve.ResponseHeaderElement
          write a specific response header - %{xxx}o
protected  class AccessLogValve.SessionAttributeElement
          write an attribute in the HttpSession - %{xxx}s
protected  class AccessLogValve.SessionIdElement
          write user session ID - %S
protected  class AccessLogValve.StringElement
          write any string
protected  class AccessLogValve.ThreadNameElement
          write thread name - %I
protected  class AccessLogValve.UserElement
          write remote user that was authenticated (if any), else '-' - %u
 
Field Summary
protected  java.lang.String condition
          Are we doing conditional logging. default false.
protected  java.io.File currentLogFile
          The current log file we are writing to.
protected  boolean enabled
          enabled this component
protected  java.lang.String fileDateFormat
          Date format to place in log file name.
protected  java.text.SimpleDateFormat fileDateFormatter
          A date formatter to format a Date into a date in the format "yyyy-MM-dd".
protected static java.lang.String info
          The descriptive information about this implementation.
protected  LifecycleSupport lifecycle
          The lifecycle event support for this component.
protected  AccessLogValve.AccessLogElement[] logElements
          Array of AccessLogElement, they will be used to make log message.
protected static java.lang.String[] months
          The set of month abbreviations for log messages.
protected  java.lang.String pattern
          The pattern used to format our access log lines.
protected  java.lang.String prefix
          The prefix that is added to log file filenames.
protected  boolean rotatable
          Should we rotate our log file?
protected  StringManager sm
          The string manager for this package.
protected  boolean started
          Has this component been started yet?
protected  java.lang.String suffix
          The suffix that is added to log file filenames.
protected  java.io.PrintWriter writer
          The PrintWriter to which we are currently logging, if any.
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.catalina.valves.ValveBase
container, containerLog, controller, domain, mserver, next, oname
 
Fields inherited from interface org.apache.catalina.Lifecycle
AFTER_START_EVENT, AFTER_STOP_EVENT, BEFORE_START_EVENT, BEFORE_STOP_EVENT, DESTROY_EVENT, INIT_EVENT, PERIODIC_EVENT, START_EVENT, STOP_EVENT
 
Constructor Summary
AccessLogValve()
           
 
Method Summary
 void addLifecycleListener(LifecycleListener listener)
          Add a lifecycle event listener to this component.
 void backgroundProcess()
          Execute a periodic task, such as reloading, etc.
protected  AccessLogValve.AccessLogElement[] createLogElements()
          parse pattern string and create the array of AccessLogElement
 LifecycleListener[] findLifecycleListeners()
          Get the lifecycle listeners associated with this lifecycle.
 java.lang.String getCondition()
          Return whether the attribute name to look for when performing conditional loggging.
 java.lang.String getDirectory()
          Return the directory in which we create log files.
 boolean getEnabled()
           
 java.lang.String getFileDateFormat()
          Return the date format date based log rotation.
 java.lang.String getInfo()
          Return descriptive information about this implementation.
 java.lang.String getPattern()
          Return the format pattern.
 java.lang.String getPrefix()
          Return the log file prefix.
 java.lang.String getSuffix()
          Return the log file suffix.
 void invoke(Request request, Response response)
          Log a message summarizing the specified request and response, according to the format specified by the pattern property.
 boolean isBuffered()
          Is the logging buffered
 boolean isCheckExists()
          Check for file existence before logging.
 boolean isResolveHosts()
          Get the value of the resolve hosts flag.
 boolean isRotatable()
          Should we rotate the logs
 void log(java.lang.String message)
          Log the specified message to the log file, switching files if the date has changed since the previous log call.
protected  void open()
          Open the new log file for the date specified by dateStamp.
 void removeLifecycleListener(LifecycleListener listener)
          Remove a lifecycle event listener from this component.
 boolean rotate(java.lang.String newFileName)
          Rename the existing log file to something else.
 void setBuffered(boolean buffered)
          Set the value if the logging should be buffered
 void setCheckExists(boolean checkExists)
          Set whether to check for log file existence before logging.
 void setCondition(java.lang.String condition)
          Set the ServletRequest.attribute to look for to perform conditional logging.
 void setDirectory(java.lang.String directory)
          Set the directory in which we create log files.
 void setEnabled(boolean enabled)
           
 void setFileDateFormat(java.lang.String fileDateFormat)
          Set the date format date based log rotation.
 void setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)
          Set the format pattern, first translating any recognized alias.
 void setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)
          Set the log file prefix.
 void setResolveHosts(boolean resolveHosts)
          Set the resolve hosts flag.
 void setRotatable(boolean rotatable)
          Set the value is we should we rotate the logs
 void setSuffix(java.lang.String suffix)
          Set the log file suffix.
 void start()
          Prepare for the beginning of active use of the public methods of this component.
 void stop()
          Gracefully terminate the active use of the public methods of this component.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.catalina.valves.ValveBase
createObjectName, event, getContainer, getContainerName, getController, getDomain, getNext, getObjectName, getParentName, postDeregister, postRegister, preDeregister, preRegister, setContainer, setController, setNext, setObjectName, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

info

protected static final java.lang.String info
The descriptive information about this implementation.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

lifecycle

protected LifecycleSupport lifecycle
The lifecycle event support for this component.


months

protected static final java.lang.String[] months
The set of month abbreviations for log messages.


enabled

protected boolean enabled
enabled this component


pattern

protected java.lang.String pattern
The pattern used to format our access log lines.


prefix

protected java.lang.String prefix
The prefix that is added to log file filenames.


rotatable

protected boolean rotatable
Should we rotate our log file? Default is true (like old behavior)


sm

protected StringManager sm
The string manager for this package.


started

protected boolean started
Has this component been started yet?


suffix

protected java.lang.String suffix
The suffix that is added to log file filenames.


writer

protected java.io.PrintWriter writer
The PrintWriter to which we are currently logging, if any.


fileDateFormatter

protected java.text.SimpleDateFormat fileDateFormatter
A date formatter to format a Date into a date in the format "yyyy-MM-dd".


currentLogFile

protected java.io.File currentLogFile
The current log file we are writing to. Helpful when checkExists is true.


condition

protected java.lang.String condition
Are we doing conditional logging. default false.


fileDateFormat

protected java.lang.String fileDateFormat
Date format to place in log file name. Use at your own risk!


logElements

protected AccessLogValve.AccessLogElement[] logElements
Array of AccessLogElement, they will be used to make log message.

Constructor Detail

AccessLogValve

public AccessLogValve()
Method Detail

getEnabled

public boolean getEnabled()
Returns:
Returns the enabled.

setEnabled

public void setEnabled(boolean enabled)
Parameters:
enabled - The enabled to set.

getDirectory

public java.lang.String getDirectory()
Return the directory in which we create log files.


setDirectory

public void setDirectory(java.lang.String directory)
Set the directory in which we create log files.

Parameters:
directory - The new log file directory

getInfo

public java.lang.String getInfo()
Return descriptive information about this implementation.

Specified by:
getInfo in interface Valve
Overrides:
getInfo in class ValveBase

getPattern

public java.lang.String getPattern()
Return the format pattern.


setPattern

public void setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)
Set the format pattern, first translating any recognized alias.

Parameters:
pattern - The new pattern

isCheckExists

public boolean isCheckExists()
Check for file existence before logging.


setCheckExists

public void setCheckExists(boolean checkExists)
Set whether to check for log file existence before logging.

Parameters:
checkExists - true meaning to check for file existence.

getPrefix

public java.lang.String getPrefix()
Return the log file prefix.


setPrefix

public void setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)
Set the log file prefix.

Parameters:
prefix - The new log file prefix

isRotatable

public boolean isRotatable()
Should we rotate the logs


setRotatable

public void setRotatable(boolean rotatable)
Set the value is we should we rotate the logs

Parameters:
rotatable - true is we should rotate.

isBuffered

public boolean isBuffered()
Is the logging buffered


setBuffered

public void setBuffered(boolean buffered)
Set the value if the logging should be buffered

Parameters:
buffered - true if buffered.

getSuffix

public java.lang.String getSuffix()
Return the log file suffix.


setSuffix

public void setSuffix(java.lang.String suffix)
Set the log file suffix.

Parameters:
suffix - The new log file suffix

setResolveHosts

public void setResolveHosts(boolean resolveHosts)
Set the resolve hosts flag.

Parameters:
resolveHosts - The new resolve hosts value

isResolveHosts

public boolean isResolveHosts()
Get the value of the resolve hosts flag.


getCondition

public java.lang.String getCondition()
Return whether the attribute name to look for when performing conditional loggging. If null, every request is logged.


setCondition

public void setCondition(java.lang.String condition)
Set the ServletRequest.attribute to look for to perform conditional logging. Set to null to log everything.

Parameters:
condition - Set to null to log everything

getFileDateFormat

public java.lang.String getFileDateFormat()
Return the date format date based log rotation.


setFileDateFormat

public void setFileDateFormat(java.lang.String fileDateFormat)
Set the date format date based log rotation.


backgroundProcess

public void backgroundProcess()
Execute a periodic task, such as reloading, etc. This method will be invoked inside the classloading context of this container. Unexpected throwables will be caught and logged.

Specified by:
backgroundProcess in interface Valve
Overrides:
backgroundProcess in class ValveBase

invoke

public void invoke(Request request,
                   Response response)
            throws java.io.IOException,
                   javax.servlet.ServletException
Log a message summarizing the specified request and response, according to the format specified by the pattern property.

Specified by:
invoke in interface Valve
Specified by:
invoke in class ValveBase
Parameters:
request - Request being processed
response - Response being processed
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if an input/output error has occurred
javax.servlet.ServletException - if a servlet error has occurred

rotate

public boolean rotate(java.lang.String newFileName)
Rename the existing log file to something else. Then open the old log file name up once again. Intended to be called by a JMX agent.

Parameters:
newFileName - The file name to move the log file entry to
Returns:
true if a file was rotated with no error

log

public void log(java.lang.String message)
Log the specified message to the log file, switching files if the date has changed since the previous log call.

Parameters:
message - Message to be logged

open

protected void open()
Open the new log file for the date specified by dateStamp.


addLifecycleListener

public void addLifecycleListener(LifecycleListener listener)
Add a lifecycle event listener to this component.

Specified by:
addLifecycleListener in interface Lifecycle
Parameters:
listener - The listener to add

findLifecycleListeners

public LifecycleListener[] findLifecycleListeners()
Get the lifecycle listeners associated with this lifecycle. If this Lifecycle has no listeners registered, a zero-length array is returned.

Specified by:
findLifecycleListeners in interface Lifecycle

removeLifecycleListener

public void removeLifecycleListener(LifecycleListener listener)
Remove a lifecycle event listener from this component.

Specified by:
removeLifecycleListener in interface Lifecycle
Parameters:
listener - The listener to add

start

public void start()
           throws LifecycleException
Prepare for the beginning of active use of the public methods of this component. This method should be called after configure(), and before any of the public methods of the component are utilized.

Specified by:
start in interface Lifecycle
Throws:
LifecycleException - if this component detects a fatal error that prevents this component from being used

stop

public void stop()
          throws LifecycleException
Gracefully terminate the active use of the public methods of this component. This method should be the last one called on a given instance of this component.

Specified by:
stop in interface Lifecycle
Throws:
LifecycleException - if this component detects a fatal error that needs to be reported

createLogElements

protected AccessLogValve.AccessLogElement[] createLogElements()
parse pattern string and create the array of AccessLogElement



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