Laconic Log Formatter

Posted by Roger Keays, 19 February 2009, 1:10 PM

/**
 * Formats log messages onto one line only with only the time, level and
 * message. The date is ommitted because the log files are rotated daily
 * anyway.
 */
public class LaconicFormatter extends Formatter {

    @Override
    public String format(LogRecord record) {
        return new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss ").format(
                new Date(record.getMillis())) +
                record.getLevel().getName().substring(0, 4) + " " +
                record.getMessage() + "\n";
    }
}

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