Module java.base
Package java.lang

Class System.LoggerFinder

java.lang.Object
java.lang.System.LoggerFinder
Enclosing class:
System
public abstract static classSystem.LoggerFinderextendsObject
TheLoggerFinder service is responsible for creating, managing, and configuring loggers to the underlying framework it uses. A logger finder is a concrete implementation of this class that has a zero-argument constructor and implements the abstract methods defined by this class. The loggers returned from a logger finder are capable of routing log messages to the logging backend this provider supports. A given invocation of the Java Runtime maintains a single system-wide LoggerFinder instance that is loaded as follows:
  • First it finds any customLoggerFinder provider using theServiceLoader facility with thesystem class loader.
  • If noLoggerFinder provider is found, the system defaultLoggerFinder implementation will be used.

An application can replace the logging backendeven when the java.logging module is present, by simply providing and declaring an implementation of theSystem.LoggerFinder service.

Default Implementation

The system defaultLoggerFinder implementation usesjava.util.logging as the backend framework when thejava.logging module is present. It returns alogger instance that will route log messages to ajava.util.logging.Logger. Otherwise, ifjava.logging is not present, the default implementation will return a simple logger instance that will route log messages ofINFO level and above to the console (System.err).

Logging Configuration

Logger instances obtained from theLoggerFinder factory methods are not directly configurable by the application. Configuration is the responsibility of the underlying logging backend, and usually requires using APIs specific to that backend.

For the defaultLoggerFinder implementation usingjava.util.logging as its backend, refer tojava.util.logging for logging configuration. For the defaultLoggerFinder implementation returning simple loggers when thejava.logging module is absent, the configuration is implementation dependent.

Usually an application that uses a logging framework will log messages through a logger facade defined (or supported) by that framework. Applications that wish to use an external framework should log through the facade associated with that framework.

A system class that needs to log messages will typically obtain aSystem.Logger instance to route messages to the logging framework selected by the application.

Libraries and classes that only need loggers to produce log messages should not attempt to configure loggers by themselves, as that would make them dependent from a specific implementation of theLoggerFinder service.

In addition, when a security manager is present, loggers provided to system classes should not be directly configurable through the logging backend without requiring permissions.
It is the responsibility of the provider of the concreteLoggerFinder implementation to ensure that these loggers are not configured by untrusted code without proper permission checks, as configuration performed on such loggers usually affects all applications in the same Java Runtime.

Message Levels and Mapping to backend levels

A logger finder is responsible for mapping from a System.Logger.Level to a level supported by the logging backend it uses.
The default LoggerFinder usingjava.util.logging as the backend mapsSystem.Logger levels tojava.util.logging levels of corresponding severity - as described inLogger.Level.

Since:
9
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • LoggerFinder

      protected LoggerFinder()
      Creates a new instance ofLoggerFinder.
      Implementation Note:
      It is recommended that aLoggerFinder service implementation does not perform any heavy initialization in its constructor, in order to avoid possible risks of deadlock or class loading cycles during the instantiation of the service provider.
      Throws:
      SecurityException - if a security manager is present and itscheckPermission method doesn't allow theRuntimePermission("loggerFinder").

  • Method Details

    • getLogger

      public abstract System.Logger getLogger(String name,Module module)
      Returns an instance ofLogger for the givenmodule.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the logger.
      module - the module for which the logger is being requested.
      Returns:
      alogger suitable for use within the given module.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - ifname isnull ormodule isnull.
      SecurityException - if a security manager is present and itscheckPermission method doesn't allow theRuntimePermission("loggerFinder").

    • getLocalizedLogger

      public System.Logger getLocalizedLogger(String name,ResourceBundle bundle,Module module)
      Returns a localizable instance ofLogger for the givenmodule. The returned logger will use the provided resource bundle for message localization.
      Implementation Requirements:
      By default, this method callsthis.getLogger(name, module) to obtain a logger, then wraps that logger in aSystem.Logger instance where all methods that do not take aResourceBundle as parameter are redirected to one which does - passing the givenbundle for localization. So for instance, a call toLogger.log(Level.INFO, msg) will end up as a call toLogger.log(Level.INFO, bundle, msg, (Object[])null) on the wrapped logger instance. Note however that by default, string messages returned bySupplier<String> will not be localized, as it is assumed that such strings are messages which are already constructed, rather than keys in a resource bundle.

      An implementation ofLoggerFinder may override this method, for example, when the underlying logging backend provides its own mechanism for localizing log messages, then such aLoggerFinder would be free to return a logger that makes direct use of the mechanism provided by the backend.

      Parameters:
      name - the name of the logger.
      bundle - a resource bundle; can benull.
      module - the module for which the logger is being requested.
      Returns:
      an instance ofLogger which will use the provided resource bundle for message localization.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - ifname isnull ormodule isnull.
      SecurityException - if a security manager is present and itscheckPermission method doesn't allow theRuntimePermission("loggerFinder").

    • getLoggerFinder

      public static System.LoggerFinder getLoggerFinder()
      Returns theLoggerFinder instance. There is one single system-wideLoggerFinder instance in the Java Runtime. See the class specification of how theLoggerFinder implementation is located and loaded.
      Returns:
      theLoggerFinder instance.
      Throws:
      SecurityException - if a security manager is present and itscheckPermission method doesn't allow theRuntimePermission("loggerFinder").