In any of the widely-accepted logging implementations, you need 4 lines of code to make it possible to do logging and about (n + (n / 2)) lines to actually do the logging (n areas you want to log - half of which you want to wrap in an "if (log.isXXXenabled())" - that's a total guestimation). Now, generally I try to keep my classes concise (I know it's not always possible!), so there aren't just a ton of places something can go wrong. ... yet another reason to do it right :-)
I'll be surprised if there's a better solution that will give you meaningful feedback out of the logging (which is why you do logging - for meaningful feedback, that is - right?), but I have been wrong many times, and I don't think I've seen my last error yet :-)
Look at commons-logging. It is a little more work up-front to learn how to work it, but you can do System.err type, and you could always plug Log4J into it (without changing your code) later if you feel the need ... or the JDK1.4 logger. It's pretty handy!
Good Luck!
Eddie Bush
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kinjal Sonpal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Struts User List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 7:03 AM
Subject: Automatic logging
Hi listers,
I'm developing a struts 1.2.4 based small-medium sized application with around 35-40 JSPs, 6-8 formbeans, 6-8 DispatchActions.
I'm going to make the application available for the testing users (for kind of blackbox functional testing). I've so far not used logging of any kind in my application. I'm planning to introduce logging in the application.
Would there be a simpler way of enabling automatic logging across entire application so that I do not have to modify all of my classes and JSP pages? My jsps are having a standard included page all across, where probably I would like to put the logging statements. Same way I have a BaseDispatchAction, which is inherited by all the DispatchActions.
In summary, I'm not looking for an all out modify approach, but add logging at strategic places and then application would record those events.
Thanks and regards, Kinjal Sonpal ---------------------------------------- "In the real world, the right thing never happens in the right place at the right time. It is the task of journalists and historians to rectify this error." -- Mark Twain
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