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import java.util.Date; |
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import java.text.DateFormat; |
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import java.util.Locale; |
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/** |
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* ScreenLog <br> <br> |
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* |
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* The ScreenLog class is an implementation of the Log interface. It's |
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* purpose is to write output to the screen. All it really does is |
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* format the input line of text and print it out. <br> <br> |
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* |
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* Revision History: <br> |
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* 1.2 - Tidied javadoc comments [26/04/00] <br> |
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* 1.1 - Used an interface to create seperate File & Screen logs [15/03/00] <br> |
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* 1.0 - Original File-only version <br> |
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* |
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* @author T.D.Bishop [tdb1@ukc.ac.uk] |
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* @version 1.2, 25/04/2000 |
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*/ |
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public class ScreenLog implements Log { |
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/** |
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* This attribute is used by the Server class to print out versions |
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* of all class files that form the server on startup. |
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*/ |
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public static String version = "1.2, 25/04/2000"; |
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/** |
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* The default no-arg constructor simply prints a message to the |
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* screen stating that logging has started, then leaves the object |
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* awaiting further messages. |
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*/ |
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public ScreenLog(){ |
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write(this, "Logging initialised"); |
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} |
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/** |
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* The write() method takes a message, formats it using the |
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* formatLogLine() method, and then outputs it to the screen |
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* using System.out.println(). The source is usually the |
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* calling object, referenced by `this'. |
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* |
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* @param source A reference to the calling object. |
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* @param input The text to be logged. |
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*/ |
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public void write(Object source, String input){ |
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String line = formatLogLine(source, input); |
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System.out.println(line); |
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} |
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/** |
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* This method generates a nicely formatted line for the log, |
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* including the date/time and the source of the message. The date |
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* and time are formatted using the DateFormat class, and the source |
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* class is formatted using the toString() method found in every |
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* source file for the server. This is then prepended to the message |
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* and returned. |
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* |
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* @param source A reference to the source of the message. |
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* @param input The message to be logged. |
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* @return The string to be written to the log. |
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*/ |
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private String formatLogLine(Object source, String input){ |
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String date = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM).format(new Date()); |
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return "[" + date + "] " + source.toString() + ": " + input; |
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} |
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/** |
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* The toString() method returns the name of the Class for formatting |
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* when it writes to the logfile. <br> |
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* |
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* @return The formatted string identifying this Class. |
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*/ |
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public String toString(){ |
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return this.getClass().getName(); |
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} |
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/** |
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* The close() method closes the logging, although in this |
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* case there isn't anything to close. |
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*/ |
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public void close(){ |
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write(this, "Attempting to terminate logging"); |
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} |
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/** |
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* This method hasn't been implemented due to the complexity |
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* of clearing a screen in Java. A message is printed notifying |
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* the user of this event. |
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*/ |
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public void clear(){ |
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write(this, "Clear() not implemented in ScreenLog"); |
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} |
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} |