Hi!
I wrote this message several weeks ago, but didn't get a single
reply..
Could anybody in the developing team please comment on this request?
Thanks,
Thomas
> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Auinger, Thomas
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. September 2002 11:30
> An: 'Log4J Developers List'
> Betreff: RFE: provide a way to specifiy the names of the
> RollingFileAppend er's backup files
>
>
> Hi!
>
> In the current implementation, the RollingFileAppender always
> names backup files to "<filename>.1", "<filename>.2" etc.
>
> It would be great, if developers could add their own naming
> convention.
>
> This could be done using different ways (I think):
>
> a) The developer sets a naming pattern String as a parameter
> to the RollingFileAppender, which defines the filename (similar
> to PatternLayout), e.g. "%f.%d.%n", where %f = filename, %d = date,
> %n = backupIndex
>
>
> b) The developer implements an interface, which provides a
> single method to generate a filename for a backup file:
>
> public interface BackupFilenameResolver {
>
> public String getFilename( int backupIndex );
>
> }
>
> An implementing class name of this interface may then be set
> as a parameter to the RollingFileAppender (similar to how
> ObjectRenderers are currently configured)
>
>
> I would prefer soultion (b), since it is more flexible.
>
>
> Greetings from Germany,
> Thomas
>
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