com.netscape.certsrv.logging
Class AuditEvent

java.lang.Object
  com.netscape.certsrv.logging.AuditEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

IBundleLogEvent, ILogEvent, java.io.Serializable

public class AuditEvent
extends java.lang.Object
implements IBundleLogEvent

The log event object that carries message detail of a log event that goes into the Transaction log. Note that the name of this class "AuditEvent" is legacy and has nothing to do with the signed audit log events, whcih are represented by SignedAuditEvent.

Version:

$Revision: 1211 $, $Date: 2010-08-18 10:15:37 -0700 (Wed, 18 Aug 2010) $

See Also:

MessageFormat, LogResources, Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.lang.Object[]

mParams

Constructor Summary

AuditEvent(java.lang.Exception e)
Constructs a message from a base exception.

AuditEvent(java.lang.String msgFormat)
Constructs a message event

AuditEvent(java.lang.String msgFormat, java.lang.Exception exception)
Constructs a message from an exception.

AuditEvent(java.lang.String msgFormat, java.lang.Object[] params)
Constructs a message event with a list of parameters that will be substituted into the message format.

AuditEvent(java.lang.String msgFormat, java.lang.String param)
Constructs a message with a parameter.

Method Summary

protected java.lang.String	getBundleName() Retrieves bundle name.
java.lang.String	getEventType() Retrieves log event type.
int	getLevel() Retrieves log level.
java.lang.String	getMessage() Returns the current message format string.
boolean	getMultiline() Retrieves log multiline attribute.
int	getNTEventType() Retrieves NT specific log event type.
java.lang.Object[]	getParameters() Returns a list of parameters.
int	getSource() Retrieves log source.
long	getTimeStamp() Retrieves event time stamp.
void	setBundleName(java.lang.String bundle) Gets the resource bundle name for this class instance.
void	setEventType(java.lang.String eventType) Sets log event type.
void	setLevel(int level) Sets log level, NT log event type.
void	setMultiline(boolean multiline) Sets log multiline attribute.
void	setSource(int source) Sets log source.
java.lang.String	toContent() Returns localized message string.
java.lang.String	toContent(java.util.Locale locale) Returns the string based on the given locale.
java.lang.String	toString() Return string representation of log message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

mParams

protected java.lang.Object[] mParams

Constructor Detail

AuditEvent

public AuditEvent(java.lang.String msgFormat)

Constructs a message event

Parameters:

msgFormat - the message string

AuditEvent

public AuditEvent(java.lang.String msgFormat,
                  java.lang.String param)

Constructs a message with a parameter. For example,

         new AuditEvent("failed to load {0}", fileName);
 

Parameters:

msgFormat - details in message string format

param - message string parameter

AuditEvent

public AuditEvent(java.lang.String msgFormat,
                  java.lang.Exception exception)

Constructs a message from an exception. It can be used to carry a system exception that may contain information about the context. For example,

         try {
          ...
         } catch (IOExeption e) {
              logHandler.log(new AuditEvent("Encountered System Error {0}", e);
      }
 

Parameters:

msgFormat - exception details in message string format

exception - system exception

AuditEvent

public AuditEvent(java.lang.Exception e)

Constructs a message from a base exception. This will use the msgFormat from the exception itself.

         try {
          ...
         } catch (Exception e) {
              logHandler.log(new AuditEvent(e));
      }
 

Parameters:

e - CMS exception

AuditEvent

public AuditEvent(java.lang.String msgFormat,
                  java.lang.Object[] params)

Constructs a message event with a list of parameters that will be substituted into the message format.

Parameters:

msgFormat - message string format

params - list of message format parameters

Method Detail

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

Returns the current message format string.

Returns:

details message

getParameters

public java.lang.Object[] getParameters()

Returns a list of parameters.

Returns:

list of message format parameters

toContent

public java.lang.String toContent()

Returns localized message string. This method should only be called if a localized string is necessary.

Specified by:

toContent in interface ILogEvent

Returns:

details message

toContent

public java.lang.String toContent(java.util.Locale locale)

Returns the string based on the given locale.

Specified by:

toContent in interface ILogEvent

Parameters:

locale - locale

Returns:

details message

setBundleName

public void setBundleName(java.lang.String bundle)

Gets the resource bundle name for this class instance. This should be overridden by subclasses who have their own resource bundles.

Specified by:

setBundleName in interface IBundleLogEvent

Parameters:

bundle - String that represents the resource bundle name to be set

getBundleName

protected java.lang.String getBundleName()

Retrieves bundle name.

Returns:

a String that represents the resource bundle name

getSource

public int getSource()

Retrieves log source.

Specified by:

getSource in interface ILogEvent

Returns:

an integer that indicates the component source where this message event was triggered

setSource

public void setSource(int source)

Sets log source.

Parameters:

source - an integer that represents the component source where this message event was triggered

getLevel

public int getLevel()

Retrieves log level. The log level of an event represents its relative importance or severity within CMS.

Specified by:

getLevel in interface ILogEvent

Returns:

Integer log level value.

getNTEventType

public int getNTEventType()

Retrieves NT specific log event type.

Specified by:

getNTEventType in interface ILogEvent

Returns:

Integer NTEventType value.

setLevel

public void setLevel(int level)

Sets log level, NT log event type. For certain log levels the NT log event type gets set as well.

Parameters:

level - Integer log level value.

getMultiline

public boolean getMultiline()

Retrieves log multiline attribute.

Specified by:

getMultiline in interface ILogEvent

Returns:

Boolean whether or not this event is multiline. A multiline message simply consists of more than one line.

setMultiline

public void setMultiline(boolean multiline)

Sets log multiline attribute. A multiline message consists of more than one line.

Parameters:

multiline - Boolean multiline value.

getTimeStamp

public long getTimeStamp()

Retrieves event time stamp.

Specified by:

getTimeStamp in interface ILogEvent

Returns:

Long integer of the time the event was created.

getEventType

public java.lang.String getEventType()

Retrieves log event type. Each type of event has an associated String type value.

Specified by:

getEventType in interface ILogEvent

Returns:

String containing the type of event.

setEventType

public void setEventType(java.lang.String eventType)

Sets log event type. Each type of event has an associated String type value.

Specified by:

setEventType in interface ILogEvent

Parameters:

eventType - String containing the type of event.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return string representation of log message.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String containing log message.