Apache Log4j Core Implementation provides the functional components of the logging system. Users are free to create their own plugins and include them in the logging configuration. Apache Log4j Core is a required module to use Apache Log4j.

Bytecode (Java 8) for Apache Log4j Core Implementation is provided in a separate JAR file like log4j-core-2.14.1.jar.

Source Code files for Apache Log4j API are provided in both binary packge like apache-log4j-2.14.1-bin.zip and source package like apache-log4j-2.14.1-src.zip. You can download them at Apache Log4j Website.

You can also browse Source Code files for Apache Log4j Core Implementation 2.14.1 below.

⏎ org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/DefaultErrorHandler.java

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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Appender;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.ErrorHandler;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger;

/**
 *
 */
public class DefaultErrorHandler implements ErrorHandler {

    private static final Logger LOGGER = StatusLogger.getLogger();

    private static final int MAX_EXCEPTIONS = 3;

    private static final long EXCEPTION_INTERVAL = TimeUnit.MINUTES.toNanos(5);

    private int exceptionCount = 0;

    private long lastException = System.nanoTime() - EXCEPTION_INTERVAL - 1;

    private final Appender appender;

    public DefaultErrorHandler(final Appender appender) {
        this.appender = appender;
    }


    /**
     * Handle an error with a message.
     * @param msg The message.
     */
    @Override
    public void error(final String msg) {
        final long current = System.nanoTime();
        if (current - lastException > EXCEPTION_INTERVAL || exceptionCount++ < MAX_EXCEPTIONS) {
            LOGGER.error(msg);
        }
        lastException = current;
    }

    /**
     * Handle an error with a message and an exception.
     * @param msg The message.
     * @param t The Throwable.
     */
    @Override
    public void error(final String msg, final Throwable t) {
        final long current = System.nanoTime();
        if (current - lastException > EXCEPTION_INTERVAL || exceptionCount++ < MAX_EXCEPTIONS) {
            LOGGER.error(msg, t);
        }
        lastException = current;
        if (!appender.ignoreExceptions() && t != null && !(t instanceof AppenderLoggingException)) {
            throw new AppenderLoggingException(msg, t);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Handle an error with a message, and exception and a logging event.
     * @param msg The message.
     * @param event The LogEvent.
     * @param t The Throwable.
     */
    @Override
    public void error(final String msg, final LogEvent event, final Throwable t) {
        final long current = System.nanoTime();
        if (current - lastException > EXCEPTION_INTERVAL || exceptionCount++ < MAX_EXCEPTIONS) {
            LOGGER.error(msg, t);
        }
        lastException = current;
        if (!appender.ignoreExceptions() && t != null && !(t instanceof AppenderLoggingException)) {
            throw new AppenderLoggingException(msg, t);
        }
    }

    public Appender getAppender() {
        return appender;
    }
}

⏎ org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/DefaultErrorHandler.java

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