Package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util

Interface Watcher

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractWatcher, ConfigurationFileWatcher, HttpWatcher, WrappedFileWatcher

public interface Watcher

Watches for changes in a Source and performs an action when it is modified.

See Also:

• WatchManager

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	CATEGORY
static final String	ELEMENT_TYPE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
long	getLastModified()	Returns the time the source was last modified or 0 if it is not available.
List<ConfigurationListener>	getListeners()	Returns the list of listeners for this configuration.
Source	getSource()	Returns the Source being monitored.
boolean	isModified()	Periodically called to determine if the configuration has been modified.
void	modified()	Called when the configuration has been modified.
Watcher	newWatcher(Reconfigurable reconfigurable, List<ConfigurationListener> listeners, long lastModifiedMillis)	Creates a new Watcher by copying the original and using the new Reconfigurable and listeners.
void	watching(Source source)	Called when the Watcher is registered.

Field Details

CATEGORY

static final String CATEGORY

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ELEMENT_TYPE

static final String ELEMENT_TYPE

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getListeners

List<ConfigurationListener> getListeners()

Returns the list of listeners for this configuration.

Returns:

The list of listeners.

modified

void modified()

Called when the configuration has been modified.

isModified

boolean isModified()

Periodically called to determine if the configuration has been modified.

Returns:

true if the configuration was modified, false otherwise.

getLastModified

long getLastModified()

Returns the time the source was last modified or 0 if it is not available.

Returns:

the time the source was last modified.

watching

void watching(Source source)

Called when the Watcher is registered.

Parameters:

source - the Source that is being watched.

getSource

Source getSource()

Returns the Source being monitored.

Returns:

the Source.

newWatcher

Watcher newWatcher(Reconfigurable reconfigurable,
 List<ConfigurationListener> listeners,
 long lastModifiedMillis)

Creates a new Watcher by copying the original and using the new Reconfigurable and listeners.

Parameters:

reconfigurable - The Reconfigurable.

listeners - the listeners.

lastModifiedMillis - The time the resource was last modified in milliseconds.

Returns:

A new Watcher.