src/java/org/apache/poi/util/POILogFactory.java

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package org.apache.poi.util;

import java.util.*;

/**
 * Provides logging without clients having to mess with
 * configuration/initialization.
 *
 * @author Andrew C. Oliver (acoliver at apache dot org)
 * @author Marc Johnson (mjohnson at apache dot org)
 * @author Nicola Ken Barozzi (nicolaken at apache.org)
 */

public class POILogFactory
{

    /**
     * Map of POILogger instances, with classes as keys
     */
    private static Map<String,POILogger> _loggers = new HashMap<String,POILogger>();;

    /**
     * A common instance of NullLogger, as it does nothing
     *  we only need the one
     */
    private static POILogger _nullLogger = new NullLogger();
    /**
     * The name of the class to use. Initialised the
     *  first time we need it
     */
    private static String _loggerClassName = null;

    /**
     * Construct a POILogFactory.
     */
    private POILogFactory()
    {
    }

    /**
     * Get a logger, based on a class name
     *
     * @param theclass the class whose name defines the log
     *
     * @return a POILogger for the specified class
     */

    public static POILogger getLogger(final Class theclass)
    {
        return getLogger(theclass.getName());
    }
    
    /**
     * Get a logger, based on a String
     *
     * @param cat the String that defines the log
     *
     * @return a POILogger for the specified class
     */

    public static POILogger getLogger(final String cat)
    {
        POILogger logger = null;
        
        // If we haven't found out what logger to use yet,
        //  then do so now
        // Don't look it up until we're first asked, so
        //  that our users can set the system property
        //  between class loading and first use
        if(_loggerClassName == null) {
        	try {
        		_loggerClassName = System.getProperty("org.apache.poi.util.POILogger");
        	} catch(Exception e) {}
        	
        	// Use the default logger if none specified,
        	//  or none could be fetched
        	if(_loggerClassName == null) {
        		_loggerClassName = _nullLogger.getClass().getName();
        	}
        }
        
        // Short circuit for the null logger, which
        //  ignores all categories
        if(_loggerClassName.equals(_nullLogger.getClass().getName())) {
        	return _nullLogger;
        }

        
        // Fetch the right logger for them, creating
        //  it if that's required 
        if (_loggers.containsKey(cat)) {
            logger = _loggers.get(cat);
        } else {
            try {
              Class<? extends POILogger> loggerClass = 
                 (Class<? extends POILogger>)Class.forName(_loggerClassName);
              logger = loggerClass.newInstance();
              logger.initialize(cat);
            } catch(Exception e) {
              // Give up and use the null logger
              logger = _nullLogger;
            }
            
            // Save for next time
            _loggers.put(cat, logger);
        }
        return logger;
    }
}   // end public class POILogFactory