writing a wrapper class around log4j

[pulijala hari]

Hi,

does anyone please give me some start up documents on how to write a wrapper class around log4j. Basically my project requirement is to use the wrapper class to make the logging instead of directly using log4j classes.

Pls provide me some code samples if have.

regards,
hari

[Ulf Dittmer]

You're in luck - such a wrapper already exists! It's called Jakarta Commons Logging, and can wrap around java.util.logging, log4j and System.out.

[pulijala hari]

hi Ulf Dittmer,

Thank you.., but we do not want to import the commons into our project.I might need a simple interface and or a class which i can use to instantiate the logger(category). do you have any code samples.., help is highly appreciated.

[Jan Cumps]

Jakarta Commons Logging is open source.
As Ulf says, they have done what you want to do.
Their source code is available on
http://jakarta.apache.org/site/downloads/downloads_commons-logging.cgi (search for source 1.1.zip).
You can browse for the log4j wrapper source online: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/jakarta/commons/proper/logging/trunk/src/java/org/
apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4JLogger.java?view=log.

Regards, Jan
[ April 26, 2007: Message edited by: Jan Cumps ]