org.apache.flume.clients.log4jappender
Class Log4jAppender

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
      org.apache.flume.clients.log4jappender.Log4jAppender

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.apache.log4j.Appender, org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler

public class Log4jAppender
extends org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

Appends Log4j Events to an external Flume client which is decribed by the Log4j configuration file. The appender takes two required parameters:

Hostname : This is the hostname of the first hop at which Flume (through an AvroSource) is listening for events.

Port : This the port on the above host where the Flume Source is listening for events.

A sample log4j properties file which appends to a source would look like:

log4j.appender.out2 = org.apache.flume.clients.log4jappender.Log4jAppender
log4j.appender.out2.Port = 25430
log4j.appender.out2.Hostname = foobarflumesource.com
log4j.logger.org.apache.flume.clients.log4jappender = DEBUG,out2

Note: Change the last line to the package of the class(es), that will do the appending.For example if classes from the package com.bar.foo are appending, the last line would be:

log4j.logger.com.bar.foo = DEBUG,out2

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

closed, errorHandler, headFilter, layout, name, tailFilter, threshold

Constructor Summary

Log4jAppender()
If this constructor is used programmatically rather than from a log4j conf you must set the port and hostname and then call activateOptions() before calling append().

Log4jAppender(String hostname, int port)
Sets the hostname and port.

Method Summary

void	activateOptions() Activate the options set using setPort() and setHostname()
void	append(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event) Append the LoggingEvent, to send to the first Flume hop.
void	close() Closes underlying client.
boolean	requiresLayout()
void	setHostname(String hostname) Set the first flume hop hostname.
void	setPort(int port) Set the port on the hostname to connect to.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

addFilter, clearFilters, doAppend, finalize, getErrorHandler, getFilter, getFirstFilter, getLayout, getName, getThreshold, isAsSevereAsThreshold, setErrorHandler, setLayout, setName, setThreshold

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Log4jAppender

public Log4jAppender()

If this constructor is used programmatically rather than from a log4j conf you must set the port and hostname and then call activateOptions() before calling append().

Log4jAppender

public Log4jAppender(String hostname,
                     int port)

Sets the hostname and port. Even if these are passed the activateOptions() function must be called before calling append(), else append() will throw an Exception.

Parameters:

hostname - The first hop where the client should connect to.

port - The port to connect on the host.

Method Detail

append

public void append(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event)
            throws FlumeException

Append the LoggingEvent, to send to the first Flume hop.

Specified by:

append in class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

Parameters:

event - The LoggingEvent to be appended to the flume.

Throws:

FlumeException - if the appender was closed, or the hostname and port were not setup, there was a timeout, or there was a connection error.

close

public void close()
           throws FlumeException

Closes underlying client. If append() is called after this function is called, it will throw an exception.

Throws:

FlumeException - if errors occur during close

requiresLayout

public boolean requiresLayout()

setHostname

public void setHostname(String hostname)

Set the first flume hop hostname.

Parameters:

hostname - The first hop where the client should connect to.

setPort

public void setPort(int port)

Set the port on the hostname to connect to.

Parameters:

port - The port to connect on the host.

activateOptions

public void activateOptions()
                     throws FlumeException

Activate the options set using setPort() and setHostname()

Specified by:

activateOptions in interface org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler

Overrides:

activateOptions in class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

Throws:

FlumeException - if the hostname and port combination is invalid.