Package com.github.rhys_h_walker

Class FileManagement

java.lang.Object

com.github.rhys_h_walker.FileManagement

public class FileManagement
extends Object

A static class which implements most of the IO features required by OnRailsLogger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static File	locateFile(LocalDateTime ts, File applicationDirectory)	Based on a timestamp either locate or create a file for logging
static ArrayList<String>	readLogFile(File logFile)	Read in a log file and return it split by line
static void	writeToLogFile(String timestamp, LoggingType logType, String message, PrintWriter pw)	Write a log message to a given file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

locateFile

public static File locateFile(LocalDateTime ts,
 File applicationDirectory)

Based on a timestamp either locate or create a file for logging

Parameters:

ts - The timestamp String to use, format of (YYYY-MM-DD-HH:MM:SS)

applicationDirectory - A File object which points to the current applications logging directory

Returns:

The File object, null on any errors

writeToLogFile

public static void writeToLogFile(String timestamp,
 LoggingType logType,
 String message,
 PrintWriter pw)

Write a log message to a given file.

Parameters:

timestamp - The timestamp String to use, format of (YYYY-MM-DD-HH:MM:SS)

logType - The type of log that is being output

message - The logging message that is being output

pw - Printwriter which is pointed to the file to write, this is cycled in log factory

readLogFile

public static ArrayList<String> readLogFile(File logFile)

Read in a log file and return it split by line

Parameters:

logFile - The File to be read from

Returns:

An ArrayList of Strings (Each string is a line), null if error