org.apache.log.output.io.rotate
Class OrRotateStrategy

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.log.output.io.rotate.OrRotateStrategy

All Implemented Interfaces:

RotateStrategy

public class OrRotateStrategy
extends Object
implements RotateStrategy

Hierarchical rotation strategy. This object is initialised with several rotation strategy objects. The isRotationNeeded method checks the first rotation strategy object. If a rotation is needed, this result is returned. If not, the next rotation strategy object is checked, and so on.

Author:

Carsten Ziegeler

Field Summary

private RotateStrategy[]	m_strategies
private int	m_usedRotation The rotation strategy used.

Constructor Summary

OrRotateStrategy(RotateStrategy[] strategies)
Constructor

Method Summary

boolean	isRotationNeeded(String data, File file) check if now a log rotation is neccessary.
void	reset() reset.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

m_strategies

private RotateStrategy[] m_strategies

m_usedRotation

private int m_usedRotation

The rotation strategy used. This marker is required for the reset() method.

Constructor Detail

OrRotateStrategy

public OrRotateStrategy(RotateStrategy[] strategies)

Constructor

Parameters:

strategies - the set of rotation strategies

Method Detail

reset

public void reset()

reset.

Specified by:

reset in interface RotateStrategy

isRotationNeeded

public boolean isRotationNeeded(String data,
                                File file)

check if now a log rotation is neccessary. This object is initialised with several rotation strategy objects. The isRotationNeeded method checks the first rotation strategy object. If a rotation is needed, this result is returned. If not the next rotation strategy object is asked and so on.

Specified by:

isRotationNeeded in interface RotateStrategy

Parameters:

data - the last message written to the log system

file - ???

Returns:

boolean return true if log rotation is neccessary, else false