Joe
So you would be one of the users who will be simply using some kind of /dev/null
logger (like org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.NullLogger). What we're
discussing here will enable you to just do that: Switch of logging
messages if you don't want them.
> (I am a user of FOP, not an active developer of FOP, but I do develop
> apps that use FOP.)
>
> I've been watching the discussion of logging within FOP rage for at
> least 6 months now. It seems pointless to me.
>
> Logging within FOP is for debugging FOP. It doesn't need to integrate
> with anything. As a user of FOP, I want it to be silent, just like my
> JDBC driver is silent, just like my AWT layer is silent, just like my
> messaging driver is silent. As a developer of FOP, I want logging to
> debug the FOP code.
>
> Given the above is true, you could use something as simple as printlns
> to s global print writer. In debug mode it would go to the bit bucket.
> OK, I've used log4j, so I understand you may want something a little
> more substantial than that, but why does the user care to integrate FOP
> debugging into a larger logging structure?
For example to log any warnings should there be any problems later with
the printouts.
>
> So far, any logging in FOP has been a problem for me. It fills my logs,
> and in the old version of FOP I am using, I can't turn it off without a
> recompile.
So you're still stuck with MessageHandler. You could do something in
your code (just an example):
boolean enableFOPLogging = System.getProperty("fop.log").equals("true");
if (enableFOPLogging) {
MessageHandler.setOutputMethod(MessageHandler.SCREEN);
} else {
MessageHandler.setOutputMethod(MessageHandler.NONE);
}
That way you don't have to recompile.
Cheers,
Jeremias Märki
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