org.apache.log4j.jdbc

Class JDBCAppender

java.lang.Object

org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

org.apache.log4j.jdbc.JDBCAppender

All Implemented Interfaces:

Appender, OptionHandler

public class JDBCAppender
extends AppenderSkeleton
implements Appender

The JDBCAppender provides for sending log events to a database.

WARNING: This version of JDBCAppender is very likely to be completely replaced in the future. Moreoever, it does not log exceptions.

Each append call adds to an ArrayList buffer. When the buffer is filled each log event is placed in a sql statement (configurable) and executed. BufferSize, db URL, User, & Password are configurable options in the standard log4j ways.

The setSql(String sql) sets the SQL statement to be used for logging -- this statement is sent to a PatternLayout (either created automaticly by the appender or added by the user). Therefore by default all the conversion patterns in PatternLayout can be used inside of the statement. (see the test cases for examples)

Overriding the getLogStatement(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent) method allows more explicit control of the statement used for logging.

For use as a base class:

• Override getConnection() to pass any connection you want. Typically this is used to enable application wide connection pooling.
• Override closeConnection(Connection con) -- if you override getConnection make sure to implement closeConnection to handle the connection you generated. Typically this would return the connection to the pool it came from.
• Override getLogStatement(LoggingEvent event) to produce specialized or dynamic statements. The default uses the sql option value.

Author:

Kevin Steppe (ksteppe@pacbell.net)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected ArrayList	buffer ArrayList holding the buffer of Logging Events.
protected int	bufferSize size of LoggingEvent buffer before writting to the database.
protected Connection	connection Connection used by default.
protected String	databasePassword User to use for default connection handling
protected String	databaseURL URL of the DB for default connection handling
protected String	databaseUser User to connect as for default connection handling
protected ArrayList	removes Helper object for clearing out the buffer
protected String	sqlStatement Stores the string given to the pattern layout for conversion into a SQL statement, eg: insert into LogTable (Thread, Class, Message) values ("%t", "%c", "%m").

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

closed, errorHandler, headFilter, layout, name, tailFilter, threshold

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JDBCAppender()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	append(LoggingEvent event) Adds the event to the buffer.
void	close() Closes the appender, flushing the buffer first then closing the default connection if it is open.
protected void	closeConnection(Connection con) Override this to return the connection to a pool, or to clean up the resource.
protected void	execute(String sql) Override this to provide an alertnate method of getting connections (such as caching).
void	finalize() closes the appender before disposal
void	flushBuffer() loops through the buffer of LoggingEvents, gets a sql string from getLogStatement() and sends it to execute().
int	getBufferSize()
protected Connection	getConnection() Override this to link with your connection pooling system.
boolean	getLocationInfo() Gets whether the location of the logging request call should be captured.
protected String	getLogStatement(LoggingEvent event) By default getLogStatement sends the event to the required Layout object.
String	getPassword()
String	getSql() Returns pre-formated statement eg: insert into LogTable (msg) values ("%m")
String	getURL()
String	getUser()
boolean	requiresLayout() JDBCAppender requires a layout.
void	setBufferSize(int newBufferSize)
void	setDriver(String driverClass) Ensures that the given driver class has been loaded for sql connection creation.
void	setLocationInfo(boolean flag) The LocationInfo option takes a boolean value.
void	setPassword(String password)
void	setSql(String s)
void	setURL(String url)
void	setUser(String user)

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

activateOptions, addFilter, clearFilters, doAppend, getErrorHandler, getFilter, getFirstFilter, getLayout, getName, getThreshold, isAsSevereAsThreshold, setErrorHandler, setLayout, setName, setThreshold

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.log4j.Appender

addFilter, clearFilters, doAppend, getErrorHandler, getFilter, getLayout, getName, setErrorHandler, setLayout, setName

Field Detail

databaseURL

protected String databaseURL

URL of the DB for default connection handling

databaseUser

protected String databaseUser

User to connect as for default connection handling

databasePassword

protected String databasePassword

User to use for default connection handling

connection

protected Connection connection

Connection used by default. The connection is opened the first time it is needed and then held open until the appender is closed (usually at garbage collection). This behavior is best modified by creating a sub-class and overriding the getConnection and closeConnection methods.

sqlStatement

protected String sqlStatement

Stores the string given to the pattern layout for conversion into a SQL statement, eg: insert into LogTable (Thread, Class, Message) values ("%t", "%c", "%m"). Be careful of quotes in your messages! Also see PatternLayout.

bufferSize

protected int bufferSize

size of LoggingEvent buffer before writting to the database. Default is 1.

buffer

protected ArrayList buffer

ArrayList holding the buffer of Logging Events.

removes

protected ArrayList removes

Helper object for clearing out the buffer

Constructor Detail

JDBCAppender

public JDBCAppender()

Method Detail

getLocationInfo

public boolean getLocationInfo()

Gets whether the location of the logging request call should be captured.

Returns:

the current value of the LocationInfo option.

Since:

1.2.16

setLocationInfo

public void setLocationInfo(boolean flag)

The LocationInfo option takes a boolean value. By default, it is set to false which means there will be no effort to extract the location information related to the event. As a result, the event that will be ultimately logged will likely to contain the wrong location information (if present in the log format).

Location information extraction is comparatively very slow and should be avoided unless performance is not a concern.

Parameters:

flag - true if location information should be extracted.

Since:

1.2.16

append

public void append(LoggingEvent event)

Adds the event to the buffer. When full the buffer is flushed.

Specified by:

append in class AppenderSkeleton

getLogStatement

protected String getLogStatement(LoggingEvent event)

By default getLogStatement sends the event to the required Layout object. The layout will format the given pattern into a workable SQL string. Overriding this provides direct access to the LoggingEvent when constructing the logging statement.

execute

protected void execute(String sql)
                throws SQLException

Override this to provide an alertnate method of getting connections (such as caching). One method to fix this is to open connections at the start of flushBuffer() and close them at the end. I use a connection pool outside of JDBCAppender which is accessed in an override of this method.

Throws:

SQLException

closeConnection

protected void closeConnection(Connection con)

Override this to return the connection to a pool, or to clean up the resource. The default behavior holds a single connection open until the appender is closed (typically when garbage collected).

getConnection

protected Connection getConnection()
                            throws SQLException

Override this to link with your connection pooling system. By default this creates a single connection which is held open until the object is garbage collected.

Throws:

SQLException

close

public void close()

Closes the appender, flushing the buffer first then closing the default connection if it is open.

Specified by:

close in interface Appender

flushBuffer

public void flushBuffer()

loops through the buffer of LoggingEvents, gets a sql string from getLogStatement() and sends it to execute(). Errors are sent to the errorHandler. If a statement fails the LoggingEvent stays in the buffer!

finalize

public void finalize()

closes the appender before disposal

Overrides:

finalize in class AppenderSkeleton

requiresLayout

public boolean requiresLayout()

JDBCAppender requires a layout.

Specified by:

requiresLayout in interface Appender

setSql

public void setSql(String s)

getSql

public String getSql()

Returns pre-formated statement eg: insert into LogTable (msg) values ("%m")

setUser

public void setUser(String user)

setURL

public void setURL(String url)

setPassword

public void setPassword(String password)

setBufferSize

public void setBufferSize(int newBufferSize)

getUser

public String getUser()

getURL

public String getURL()

getPassword

public String getPassword()

getBufferSize

public int getBufferSize()

setDriver

public void setDriver(String driverClass)

Ensures that the given driver class has been loaded for sql connection creation.