org.eclipse.rse.logging
Class LoggerFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.rse.logging.LoggerFactory

public class LoggerFactory

extends Object

Factory class for creating Logger instances.
Keep in mind that this factory class follows the singleton model.
ie: once an instance of a Logger class for a given plugin is created, it will always be reused.

Constructor Summary

LoggerFactory()

Method Summary

static void	freeLogger(Plugin plugin) Frees resources used by the Logger instance for the given plugin.
static Logger	getLogger(Plugin plugin) Returns the Logger instance for a given plugin.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LoggerFactory

public LoggerFactory()

Method Detail

getLogger

public static Logger getLogger(Plugin plugin)

Returns the Logger instance for a given plugin. There is only one instance of the Logger class per plugin.

Parameters:

plugin - the plugin for which to find or create the log

Returns:

the logger for that plugin

freeLogger

public static void freeLogger(Plugin plugin)

Frees resources used by the Logger instance for the given plugin. This method must be called as part of the the plugin shutdown life cycle.

Parameters:

plugin - the plugin for which to free logging resources