RASILogger (IBM WebSphere Application Server, Release 8.5)

All Superinterfaces:

RASIMaskChangeGenerator, RASIObject, java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

RASIMessageLogger, RASITraceLogger

All Known Implementing Classes:

RASLogger, RASMessageLogger, RASTraceLogger, WsJrasMessageLogger, WsJrasTraceLogger

Deprecated.
As of WAS 6.0, recommend using java.util.logging
```
public interface RASILogger
extends RASIMaskChangeGenerator
```
RASILogger defines the methods which are common to objects that wish to create RAS message and trace data. This interface is intended to be extended to include methods specific to the creation of message or trace data and should not be implemented directly.
An object which implements this interface may also wish to implement RASIMaskChangeListener.
Note: Classes which implement RASILogger should, in their constructors, call the addMessageEventClass and addTraceEventClass methods to register the RASIEvent classes which the logger uses. This will allow a graphical program to query the logger to determine the supported RAS events. The events, in turn, can be queried to determine their set of supported event types.

See Also:
RASIMessageLogger, RASITraceLogger

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addHandler(RASIHandler handler)` Deprecated. Registers a RAS handler with this logger.
`void`	`fireRASEvent(RASIEvent event)` Deprecated. Sends a `RASIEvent` to all handlers which will process the event.
`java.lang.String`	`getClient()` Deprecated. Gets the name of the client which is associated with this logger.
`java.util.Hashtable`	`getConfig()` Deprecated. Gets the configuration of this object.
`java.util.Enumeration`	`getHandlers()` Deprecated. Gets all of the handlers associated with this logger.
`java.lang.String`	`getServer()` Deprecated. Gets the name of the server which is associated with this logger.
`boolean`	`isLoggable(long type)` Deprecated. Determines if a log entry will be processed by the logger and any of the handlers.
`boolean`	`isLogging()` Deprecated. Determines if a logger is logging data ("on") or not ("off").
`boolean`	`isSynchronous()` Deprecated. Determines if synchronous logging is in effect.
`void`	`removeHandler(RASIHandler handler)` Deprecated. Removes a RAS handler from this logger.
`void`	`setClient(java.lang.String name)` Deprecated. Sets the name of the client which is associated with this logger.
`void`	`setConfig(java.util.Hashtable ht)` Deprecated. Sets the configuration of this object.
`void`	`setLogging(boolean flag)` Deprecated. Sets a flag that indicates whether the logger is logging data ("on") or not ("off").
`void`	`setServer(java.lang.String name)` Deprecated. Sets the name of the server which is associated with this logger.
`void`	`setSynchronous(boolean flag)` Deprecated. Sets a flag that tells the logger whether to log data synchronously.

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.ras.RASIMaskChangeGenerator
addMaskChangeListener, addMessageEventClass, addTraceEventClass, fireMaskChangedEvent, getMaskChangeListeners, getMessageEventClasses, getMessageMask, getTraceEventClasses, getTraceMask, removeMaskChangeListener, removeMessageEventClass, removeTraceEventClass, setMessageMask, setTraceMask

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.ras.RASIObject
getDescription, getGroup, getName, setDescription, setName

- Method Detail
  - getConfig
```
java.util.Hashtable getConfig()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Gets the configuration of this object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getConfig in interface RASIMaskChangeGenerator
    
    Specified by:
    
    getConfig in interface RASIObject
    
    Returns:
    A Hashtable containing the configuration. This object inserts the following key/value pairs into the configuration:
    
    isLogging
    true if the logger is logging data; otherwise, false.
    isSync
    true if the logger is logging synchronously; otherwise, false.
    server
    The server.
    client
    The client.
    handlerNames
    The names of the handlers attached to this logger.
    
    All values are Strings. The parent and extensions of this object may add additional keys.
  - setConfig
```
void setConfig(java.util.Hashtable ht)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the configuration of this object. This method is used by a RASManager to initialize a RAS object. It should not be necessary for an application to use this method.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setConfig in interface RASIMaskChangeGenerator
    
    Specified by:
    
    setConfig in interface RASIObject
    
    Parameters:
    ht - A Hashtable containing the configuration. This object searches for the following keys:
    
    isLogging
    true if the logger is logging data; otherwise, false.
    isSync
    true if the logger is logging synchronously; otherwise, false.
    server
    The server.
    client
    The client.
    handlerNames
    The names of the handlers attached to this logger.
    
    All values are Strings. If a key is not found, an internal default for that element is set instead. The parent and extensions of this object may use additional keys.
  - getClient
```
java.lang.String getClient()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Gets the name of the client which is associated with this logger.
    
    Returns:
    The client name, or an empty string ("") if the client has not been set.
  - setClient
```
void setClient(java.lang.String name)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the name of the client which is associated with this logger. If the name is null, the current name is not changed.
    
    Parameters:
    name - The client name.
  - getServer
```
java.lang.String getServer()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Gets the name of the server which is associated with this logger.
    
    Returns:
    The server name, or an empty string ("") if the server has not been set.
  - setServer
```
void setServer(java.lang.String name)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the name of the server which is associated with this logger. If the name is null, the current name is not changed.
    
    Parameters:
    name - The server name.
  - addHandler
```
void addHandler(RASIHandler handler)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Registers a RAS handler with this logger. More than one handler may be associated with a logger to direct the RAS data to multiple destinations. If the handler is null or is already registered, this method does nothing.
    
    Parameters:
    handler - A RAS handler.
  - removeHandler
```
void removeHandler(RASIHandler handler)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Removes a RAS handler from this logger. If the handler is null or is not registered, this method does nothing.
    
    Parameters:
    handler - A RAS handler.
  - getHandlers
```
java.util.Enumeration getHandlers()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Gets all of the handlers associated with this logger.
    
    Returns:
    An Enumeration of handlers. If no handlers are registered, the Enumeration is empty.
  - isSynchronous
```
boolean isSynchronous()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Determines if synchronous logging is in effect. When logging synchronously, the logger will wait for the handlers to write a log entry before returning to the caller. Otherwise, the log entry is passed to the handler and the logger returns.
    
    Returns:
    true for synchronous logging and false otherwise.
  - setSynchronous
```
void setSynchronous(boolean flag)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets a flag that tells the logger whether to log data synchronously. When logging synchronously, the logger will wait for the handlers to write a log entry before returning to the caller. Otherwise, the log entry is passed to the handler and the logger returns.
    
    Parameters:
    flag - A boolean set true for synchronous logging and false otherwise.
  - isLogging
```
boolean isLogging()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Determines if a logger is logging data ("on") or not ("off").
    
    Returns:
    true when the logger is "on" and false otherwise.
  - setLogging
```
void setLogging(boolean flag)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets a flag that indicates whether the logger is logging data ("on") or not ("off").
    
    Parameters:
    flag - true when the logger is "on" and false otherwise.
  - isLoggable
```
boolean isLoggable(long type)
```
    Deprecated.
    Determines if a log entry will be processed by the logger and any of the handlers. Wrapping a message or trace call with this method can improve performance. Log entries that will not be processed need not even be built. For example:
```
 if (isLoggable(RASITraceEvent.TYPE_PUBLIC)
   trace(RASITraceEvent.TYPE_PUBLIC...);
 
```
    Parameters:
    type - The type of the log entry. The set of possible values is defined by the RASIMessageEvent or RASITraceEvent TYPE_XXXX constants.
    
    Returns:
    true if the logger is enabled and at least one handler will process the log entry; false, otherwise.
  - fireRASEvent
```
void fireRASEvent(RASIEvent event)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sends a RASIEvent to all handlers which will process the event. A null event is ignored.
    
    Parameters:
    event - The event to be sent.

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.ras.RASIMaskChangeGenerator

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.ras.RASIObject

getConfig

setConfig

getClient

setClient

getServer

setServer

addHandler

removeHandler

getHandlers

isSynchronous

setSynchronous

isLogging

setLogging

isLoggable

fireRASEvent