Log4j Version 1.2.14: Class SMTPAppender

org.apache.log4j.net Class SMTPAppender

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
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        +--org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender

All Implemented Interfaces:

Appender, OptionHandler

public class SMTPAppender

extends AppenderSkeleton

Send an e-mail when a specific logging event occurs, typically on errors or fatal errors.

The number of logging events delivered in this e-mail depend on the value of BufferSize option. The SMTPAppender keeps only the last BufferSize logging events in its cyclic buffer. This keeps memory requirements at a reasonable level while still delivering useful application context.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

cb

protected CyclicBuffer cb

msg

protected Message msg

evaluator

protected TriggeringEventEvaluator evaluator

SMTPAppender

public SMTPAppender()

The default constructor will instantiate the appender with a TriggeringEventEvaluator that will trigger on events with level ERROR or higher.

SMTPAppender

public SMTPAppender(TriggeringEventEvaluator evaluator)

Use evaluator passed as parameter as the TriggeringEventEvaluator for this SMTPAppender.

activateOptions

public void activateOptions()

Activate the specified options, such as the smtp host, the recipient, from, etc.

Overrides:

activateOptions in class AppenderSkeleton

addressMessage

protected void addressMessage(Message msg)
                       throws MessagingException

Address message.

Parameters:

msg - message, may not be null.

Throws:

MessagingException - thrown if error addressing message.

createSession

protected Session createSession()

Create mail session.

Returns:

mail session, may not be null.

append

public void append(LoggingEvent event)

Perform SMTPAppender specific appending actions, mainly adding the event to a cyclic buffer and checking if the event triggers an e-mail to be sent.

Overrides:

append in class AppenderSkeleton

checkEntryConditions

protected boolean checkEntryConditions()

This method determines if there is a sense in attempting to append.

It checks whether there is a set output target and also if there is a set layout. If these checks fail, then the boolean value false is returned.

close

public void close()

Description copied from interface: Appender

Release any resources allocated within the appender such as file handles, network connections, etc.

It is a programming error to append to a closed appender.

getTo

public String getTo()

Returns value of the To option.

requiresLayout

public boolean requiresLayout()

The SMTPAppender requires a layout.

sendBuffer

protected void sendBuffer()

Send the contents of the cyclic buffer as an e-mail message.

getEvaluatorClass

public String getEvaluatorClass()

Returns value of the EvaluatorClass option.

getFrom

public String getFrom()

Returns value of the From option.

getSubject

public String getSubject()

Returns value of the Subject option.

setFrom

public void setFrom(String from)

The From option takes a string value which should be a e-mail address of the sender.

setSubject

public void setSubject(String subject)

The Subject option takes a string value which should be a the subject of the e-mail message.

setBufferSize

public void setBufferSize(int bufferSize)

The BufferSize option takes a positive integer representing the maximum number of logging events to collect in a cyclic buffer. When the BufferSize is reached, oldest events are deleted as new events are added to the buffer. By default the size of the cyclic buffer is 512 events.

setSMTPHost

public void setSMTPHost(String smtpHost)

The SMTPHost option takes a string value which should be a the host name of the SMTP server that will send the e-mail message.

getSMTPHost

public String getSMTPHost()

Returns value of the SMTPHost option.

setTo

public void setTo(String to)

The To option takes a string value which should be a comma separated list of e-mail address of the recipients.

getBufferSize

public int getBufferSize()

Returns value of the BufferSize option.

setEvaluatorClass

public void setEvaluatorClass(String value)

The EvaluatorClass option takes a string value representing the name of the class implementing the TriggeringEventEvaluator interface. A corresponding object will be instantiated and assigned as the triggering event evaluator for the SMTPAppender.

setLocationInfo

public void setLocationInfo(boolean locationInfo)

The LocationInfo option takes a boolean value. By default, it is set to false which means there will be no effort to extract the location information related to the event. As a result, the layout that formats the events as they are sent out in an e-mail is likely to place the wrong location information (if present in the format).

Location information extraction is comparatively very slow and should be avoided unless performance is not a concern.

getLocationInfo

public boolean getLocationInfo()

Returns value of the LocationInfo option.

setCc

public void setCc(String addresses)

Set the cc recipient addresses.

Parameters:

addresses - recipient addresses as comma separated string, may be null.

getCc

public String getCc()

Get the cc recipient addresses.

Returns:

recipient addresses as comma separated string, may be null.

setBcc

public void setBcc(String addresses)

Set the bcc recipient addresses.

Parameters:

addresses - recipient addresses as comma separated string, may be null.

getBcc

public String getBcc()

Get the bcc recipient addresses.

Returns:

recipient addresses as comma separated string, may be null.

setSMTPPassword

public void setSMTPPassword(String password)

The SmtpPassword option takes a string value which should be the password required to authenticate against the mail server.

Parameters:

password - password, may be null.

setSMTPUsername

public void setSMTPUsername(String username)

The SmtpUsername option takes a string value which should be the username required to authenticate against the mail server.

Parameters:

username - user name, may be null.

setSMTPDebug

public void setSMTPDebug(boolean debug)

Setting the SmtpDebug option to true will cause the mail session to log its server interaction to stdout. This can be useful when debuging the appender but should not be used during production because username and password information is included in the output.

Parameters:

debug - debug flag.

getSMTPPassword

public String getSMTPPassword()

Get SMTP password.

Returns:

SMTP password, may be null.

getSMTPUsername

public String getSMTPUsername()

Get SMTP user name.

Returns:

SMTP user name, may be null.

getSMTPDebug

public boolean getSMTPDebug()

Get SMTP debug.

Returns:

SMTP debug flag.