Logging

Overview

Module

• package: org.eclipse.dirigible.sdk.log
• source: log/Logging.java, log/Logger.java

Logging is the entry point for obtaining named application loggers. Names are conventionally dot-separated package paths (com.acme.orders.fulfilment) and are nested under the platform's app. root, so the same configuration knobs that govern other application loggers also govern these — set levels in logback.xml, override at runtime through Logger.setLevel(String).

Loggers returned by Logging.getLogger are independent value objects; cache them in a static final field per class if performance matters.

Each Logger level method (trace, debug, info, warn, error) accepts an SLF4J-style template plus varargs — placeholders are {} (not {0}), and a trailing Throwable is unpacked into the stack-trace slot by SLF4J automatically.

Key Features

• SLF4J semantics: {} placeholders, trailing Throwable captures stack traces.
• Runtime level control: setLevel("DEBUG") adjusts the level via Logback at runtime.
• Level guards: isTraceEnabled / isDebugEnabled / isInfoEnabled / isWarnEnabled / isErrorEnabled let you skip expensive argument construction.
• Platform integration: Logger names are automatically prefixed with app., sharing appenders and configuration with the rest of the Dirigible platform.

Example Usage

import org.eclipse.dirigible.sdk.log.Logger;
import org.eclipse.dirigible.sdk.log.Logging;

public class OrderService {

    private static final Logger LOG = Logging.getLogger("com.acme.orders");

    public void process(String orderId, Payload payload) {
        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
            LOG.debug("payload received: {}", payload);
        }
        try {
            // ...
            LOG.info("processed order {}", orderId);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            LOG.error("failed to load order {}", orderId, ex); // stack trace captured
        }
    }
}

Factory

Logging.getLogger()

Returns a new named Logger. The supplied name is conventionally a dot-separated package path; the platform prefixes it with app. before delegating to SLF4J.

public static Logger getLogger(String loggerName);

Parameter	Type	Description
loggerName	String	The logger name, conventionally a dot-separated package path.

Returns

• Type: Logger
• Description: A new Logger instance bound to the given name.

Logger

getName()

Returns the logger's name as it was passed to Logging.getLogger.

public String getName();

Returns

• Type: String
• Description: The logger name.

setLevel()

Adjusts the logger's level at runtime via Logback. Accepts the standard level names (TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR). Returns the same Logger for fluent chaining.

public Logger setLevel(String level);

Parameter	Type	Description
level	String	The level name (TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR).

Returns

• Type: Logger
• Description: The same Logger instance, for chaining.

isTraceEnabled()

Reports whether the TRACE level is enabled for this logger. Use this to guard expensive argument construction.

public boolean isTraceEnabled();

Returns

• Type: boolean
• Description: true if TRACE is enabled, false otherwise.

isDebugEnabled()

Reports whether the DEBUG level is enabled for this logger.

public boolean isDebugEnabled();

Returns

• Type: boolean
• Description: true if DEBUG is enabled, false otherwise.

isInfoEnabled()

Reports whether the INFO level is enabled for this logger.

public boolean isInfoEnabled();

Returns

• Type: boolean
• Description: true if INFO is enabled, false otherwise.

isWarnEnabled()

Reports whether the WARN level is enabled for this logger.

public boolean isWarnEnabled();

Returns

• Type: boolean
• Description: true if WARN is enabled, false otherwise.

isErrorEnabled()

Reports whether the ERROR level is enabled for this logger.

public boolean isErrorEnabled();

Returns

• Type: boolean
• Description: true if ERROR is enabled, false otherwise.

trace()

Logs a message at TRACE level. The message template uses SLF4J-style {} placeholders, filled from args. A trailing Throwable argument is unpacked into the stack-trace slot by SLF4J.

public void trace(String message, Object... args);

Parameter	Type	Description
message	String	SLF4J-style template using {} placeholders.
args	Object...	Values for the placeholders; an optional trailing Throwable becomes the stack trace.

Returns

• Type: void

debug()

Logs a message at DEBUG level. Same template/varargs semantics as trace.

public void debug(String message, Object... args);

Parameter	Type	Description
message	String	SLF4J-style template using {} placeholders.
args	Object...	Values for the placeholders; an optional trailing Throwable becomes the stack trace.

Returns

• Type: void

info()

Logs a message at INFO level. Same template/varargs semantics as trace.

public void info(String message, Object... args);

Parameter	Type	Description
message	String	SLF4J-style template using {} placeholders.
args	Object...	Values for the placeholders; an optional trailing Throwable becomes the stack trace.

Returns

• Type: void

warn()

Logs a message at WARN level. Same template/varargs semantics as trace.

public void warn(String message, Object... args);

Parameter	Type	Description
message	String	SLF4J-style template using {} placeholders.
args	Object...	Values for the placeholders; an optional trailing Throwable becomes the stack trace.

Returns

• Type: void

error()

Logs a message at ERROR level. Same template/varargs semantics as trace.

public void error(String message, Object... args);

Parameter	Type	Description
message	String	SLF4J-style template using {} placeholders.
args	Object...	Values for the placeholders; an optional trailing Throwable becomes the stack trace.

Returns

• Type: void