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⏎ org/apache/log4j/nt/NTEventLogAppender.java

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package org.apache.log4j.nt;

import org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton;
import org.apache.log4j.Layout;
import org.apache.log4j.TTCCLayout;
import org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog;
import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;


/**
   Append to the NT event log system.

   <p><b>WARNING</b> This appender can only be installed and used on a
   Windows system.

   <p>Do not forget to place NTEventLogAppender.dll,
   NTEventLogAppender.amd64.dll, NTEventLogAppender.ia64.dll
   or NTEventLogAppender.x86.dll as appropriate in a
   directory that is on the PATH of the Windows system. Otherwise, you
   will get a java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError.

   @author <a href="mailto:cstaylor@pacbell.net">Chris Taylor</a>
   @author <a href="mailto:jim_cakalic@na.biomerieux.com">Jim Cakalic</a> */
public class NTEventLogAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
  private int _handle = 0;

  private String source = null;
  private String server = null;


  public NTEventLogAppender() {
    this(null, null, null);
  }

  public NTEventLogAppender(String source) {
    this(null, source, null);
  }

  public NTEventLogAppender(String server, String source) {
    this(server, source, null);
  }

  public NTEventLogAppender(Layout layout) {
    this(null, null, layout);
  }

  public NTEventLogAppender(String source, Layout layout) {
    this(null, source, layout);
  }

  public NTEventLogAppender(String server, String source, Layout layout) {
    if (source == null) {
      source = "Log4j";
    }
    if (layout == null) {
      this.layout = new TTCCLayout();
    } else {
      this.layout = layout;
    }

    try {
      _handle = registerEventSource(server, source);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
      _handle = 0;
    }
  }

  public
  void close() {
    // unregister ...
  }

  public
  void activateOptions() {
    if (source != null) {
      try {
   _handle = registerEventSource(server, source);
      } catch (Exception e) {
   LogLog.error("Could not register event source.", e);
   _handle = 0;
      }
    }
  }


  public void append(LoggingEvent event) {

    StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer();

    sbuf.append(layout.format(event));
    if(layout.ignoresThrowable()) {
      String[] s = event.getThrowableStrRep();
      if (s != null) {
   int len = s.length;
   for(int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     sbuf.append(s[i]);
   }
      }
    }
    // Normalize the log message level into the supported categories
    int nt_category = event.getLevel().toInt();

    // Anything above FATAL or below DEBUG is labeled as INFO.
    //if (nt_category > FATAL || nt_category < DEBUG) {
    //  nt_category = INFO;
    //}
    reportEvent(_handle, sbuf.toString(), nt_category);
  }


  public
  void finalize() {
    deregisterEventSource(_handle);
    _handle = 0;
  }

  /**
     The <b>Source</b> option which names the source of the event. The
     current value of this constant is <b>Source</b>.
   */
  public
  void setSource(String source) {
    this.source = source.trim();
  }

  public
  String getSource() {
    return source;
  }

/**
     The <code>NTEventLogAppender</code> requires a layout. Hence,
     this method always returns <code>true</code>. */
  public
  boolean requiresLayout() {
    return true;
  }

  native private int registerEventSource(String server, String source);
  native private void reportEvent(int handle, String message, int level);
  native private void deregisterEventSource(int handle);

  static {
    String[] archs;
    try {
        archs = new String[] { System.getProperty("os.arch")};
    } catch(SecurityException e) {
        archs = new String[] { "amd64", "ia64", "x86"};
    }
    boolean loaded = false;
    for(int i = 0; i < archs.length; i++) {
        try {
            System.loadLibrary("NTEventLogAppender." + archs[i]);
            loaded = true;
            break;
        } catch(java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
            loaded = false;
        }
    }
    if (!loaded) {
        System.loadLibrary("NTEventLogAppender");
    }
}
}

⏎ org/apache/log4j/nt/NTEventLogAppender.java

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