Package org.refcodes.logger

Interface MessageLogger<M>

Type Parameters:

M - The marker used to mark the message to be logged.

All Known Subinterfaces:

RuntimeLogger

All Known Implementing Classes:

RuntimeLoggerImpl, RuntimeLoggerSingleton

public interface MessageLogger<M>

The message logger is the generic version of the RuntimeLogger. Instead of being bound to a LogPriority to mark your log lines, you may use any type as marker.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	log(M aMarker, java.lang.String aMessage)	Creates a new log message.
void	log(M aMarker, java.lang.String aMessage, java.lang.Object... aArguments)	Creates a new log message.

Method Detail

log

void log(M aMarker,
         java.lang.String aMessage)

Creates a new log message.

Parameters:

aMarker - The marker for the message.

aMessage - The message to be logged.

log

void log(M aMarker,
         java.lang.String aMessage,
         java.lang.Object... aArguments)

Creates a new log message. The placeholders in the message String are being replaced by the provided arguments. Implementations of this interface are recommended to use Java's MessageFormat's syntax, the placeholder being replaced by the first argument is identified by "{0}" (without the quotes), the second one by "{1}", the third one by "{3}" and so on: Given the message to be "{0} + {1} = {2}" and the three argument be x, y and x + y, then "{0}" is replaced by the value of x, "{1}" is replaced by the value of y and "{2}" is replaced by the value of x + y.

Parameters:

aMarker - The marker for the message.

aMessage - The message to be logged.

aArguments - The arguments used when replacing the placeholders.