11.4.5. Periodic Log Handler Properties
Table 11.9. Periodic Log Handler Properties
Property | Type | Description |
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append | boolean |
If set to true then all messages written by this handler will be appended to the file if it already exists. If set to false a new file will be created each time the application server launches. Changes to append require a server reboot to take effect.
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autoflush | boolean |
If set to true the log messages will be sent to the handlers assigned file immediately upon receipt. Changes to append require a server reboot to take effect.
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encoding | string |
The character encoding scheme to be used for the output.
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formatter | string |
The log formatter used by this log handler.
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level | string |
The maximum level of log message the log handler records.
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name | string |
The unique identifier for this log handler.
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file | object |
Object that represents the file where the output of this log handler is written to. It has two configuration properties,
relative-to and path .
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relative-to | string |
This is a property of the file object and is the directory where the log file is written to. File path variables can be specified here. The
jboss.server.log.dir variable points to the log/ directory of the server.
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path | string |
This is a property of the file object and is the name of the file where the log messages will be written. It is a relative path name that is appended to the value of the
relative-to property to determine the complete path.
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suffix | string |
This is a string with is both appended to filename of the rotated logs and is used to determine the frequency of rotation. The format of the suffix is a dot (.) followed by a date string which is parsable by the
java.text.SimpleDateFormat class. The log is rotated on the basis of the smallest time unit defined by the suffix. For example the suffix .yyyy-MM-dd will result in daily log rotation.
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