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.

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

⏎ org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/action/PathSortByModificationTime.java

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

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Core;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginAttribute;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginFactory;

/**
 * {@link PathSorter} that sorts path by their LastModified attribute.
 */
@Plugin(name = "SortByModificationTime", category = Core.CATEGORY_NAME, printObject = true)
public class PathSortByModificationTime implements PathSorter, Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private final boolean recentFirst;
    private final int multiplier;

    /**
     * Constructs a new SortByModificationTime sorter.
     *
     * @param recentFirst if true, most recently modified paths should come first
     */
    public PathSortByModificationTime(final boolean recentFirst) {
        this.recentFirst = recentFirst;
        this.multiplier = recentFirst ? 1 : -1;
    }

    /**
     * Create a PathSorter that sorts by lastModified time.
     *
     * @param recentFirst if true, most recently modified paths should come first.
     * @return A PathSorter.
     */
    @PluginFactory
    public static PathSorter createSorter(
            @PluginAttribute(value = "recentFirst", defaultBoolean = true) final boolean recentFirst) {
        return new PathSortByModificationTime(recentFirst);
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether this sorter sorts recent files first.
     *
     * @return whether this sorter sorts recent files first
     */
    public boolean isRecentFirst() {
        return recentFirst;
    }

    /*
     * (non-Javadoc)
     *
     * @see java.util.Comparator#compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
     */
    @Override
    public int compare(final PathWithAttributes path1, final PathWithAttributes path2) {
        final long lastModified1 = path1.getAttributes().lastModifiedTime().toMillis();
        final long lastModified2 = path2.getAttributes().lastModifiedTime().toMillis();
        int result = Long.signum(lastModified2 - lastModified1);
        if (result == 0) { // if same time compare paths lexicographically
            try {
                // assuming paths contain counters and dates, use reverse lexicographical order:
                // 20151129 before 20151128, path-2.log before path-1.log
                result = path2.getPath().compareTo(path1.getPath());
            } catch (final ClassCastException ex) {
                result = path2.getPath().toString().compareTo(path1.getPath().toString());
            }
        }
        return multiplier * result;
    }
}

⏎ org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/action/PathSortByModificationTime.java

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