Package org.dspace.core

Class LogHelper

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.core.LogHelper

public class LogHelper
extends Object

Class for generating standard log header

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

David Stuve, Robert Tansley

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	escapeLogField(String field)	If any string within the log line contains a field separator (:) they need to be escaped so as the line may be parsed and analysed later.
static String	getHeader(Context context, String action, String extrainfo)	Generate the log header
static String	unescapeLogField(String field)	Unescape a log field.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getHeader

public static String getHeader(Context context,
                               String action,
                               String extrainfo)

Generate the log header

Parameters:

context - the current Context - safe to pass in null

action - string describing the action

extrainfo - string with extra information, like parameters

Returns:

the filled out log header

escapeLogField

public static String escapeLogField(String field)

If any string within the log line contains a field separator (:) they need to be escaped so as the line may be parsed and analysed later. This method will escape a log field. Single slashes and colons will be escaped so that colons no longer appear in the logs

Parameters:

field - The unescaped log field

Returns:

An escaped log field

unescapeLogField

public static String unescapeLogField(String field)

Unescape a log field.

Parameters:

field - The escaped log field

Returns:

the original log field