Field Detail

• encoder

  protected Encoder<E> encoder

  It is the encoder which is ultimately responsible for writing the event to an OutputStream.

• lock

  protected final ReentrantLock lock

  All synchronization in this class is done via the lock object.

Constructor Detail

• OutputStreamAppender

  public OutputStreamAppender()

Method Detail

• getOutputStream

  public OutputStream getOutputStream()

  The underlying output stream used by this appender.

  Returns:

• start

  public void start()

  Checks that requires parameters are set and if everything is in order, activates this appender.

• setLayout

  public void setLayout(Layout<E> layout)

• append

  protected void append(E eventObject)

• stop

  public void stop()

  Stop this appender instance. The underlying stream or writer is also closed.

  Stopped appenders cannot be reused.

• closeOutputStream

  protected void closeOutputStream()

  Close the underlying OutputStream.

• setOutputStream

  public void setOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream)

  Sets the @link OutputStream} where the log output will go. The specified OutputStream must be opened by the user and be writable. The OutputStream will be closed when the appender instance is closed.

  Parameters:

  outputStream - An already opened OutputStream.

• writeOut

  protected void writeOut(E event)
                   throws IOException

  Throws:

  IOException

• subAppend

  protected void subAppend(E event)

  Actual writing occurs here.

  Most subclasses of WriterAppender will need to override this method.

  Since:

  0.9.0

• getEncoder

  public Encoder<E> getEncoder()

• setEncoder

  public void setEncoder(Encoder<E> encoder)