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17  package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender;
18  
19  import java.util.ArrayList;
20  import java.util.List;
21  import java.util.Map;
22  
23  import org.apache.logging.log4j.LoggingException;
24  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Appender;
25  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Filter;
26  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
27  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl;
28  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configuration;
29  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
30  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginAliases;
31  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginAttribute;
32  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginConfiguration;
33  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginElement;
34  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginFactory;
35  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Booleans;
36  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Constants;
37  
38  /**
39   * The FailoverAppender will capture exceptions in an Appender and then route the event
40   * to a different appender. Hopefully it is obvious that the Appenders must be configured
41   * to not suppress exceptions for the FailoverAppender to work.
42   */
43  @Plugin(name = "Failover", category = "Core", elementType = "appender", printObject = true)
44  public final class FailoverAppender extends AbstractAppender {
45  
46      private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
47  
48      private static final int DEFAULT_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60;
49  
50      private final String primaryRef;
51  
52      private final String[] failovers;
53  
54      private final Configuration config;
55  
56      private AppenderControl primary;
57  
58      private final List<AppenderControl> failoverAppenders = new ArrayList<AppenderControl>();
59  
60      private final long intervalMillis;
61  
62      private volatile long nextCheckMillis = 0;
63  
64      private FailoverAppender(final String name, final Filter filter, final String primary, final String[] failovers,
65                               final int intervalMillis, final Configuration config, final boolean ignoreExceptions) {
66          super(name, filter, null, ignoreExceptions);
67          this.primaryRef = primary;
68          this.failovers = failovers;
69          this.config = config;
70          this.intervalMillis = intervalMillis;
71      }
72  
73  
74      @Override
75      public void start() {
76          final Map<String, Appender> map = config.getAppenders();
77          int errors = 0;
78          if (map.containsKey(primaryRef)) {
79              primary = new AppenderControl(map.get(primaryRef), null, null);
80          } else {
81              LOGGER.error("Unable to locate primary Appender " + primaryRef);
82              ++errors;
83          }
84          for (final String name : failovers) {
85              if (map.containsKey(name)) {
86                  failoverAppenders.add(new AppenderControl(map.get(name), null, null));
87              } else {
88                  LOGGER.error("Failover appender " + name + " is not configured");
89              }
90          }
91          if (failoverAppenders.isEmpty()) {
92              LOGGER.error("No failover appenders are available");
93              ++errors;
94          }
95          if (errors == 0) {
96              super.start();
97          }
98      }
99  
100     /**
101      * Handle the Log event.
102      * @param event The LogEvent.
103      */
104     @Override
105     public void append(final LogEvent event) {
106         if (!isStarted()) {
107             error("FailoverAppender " + getName() + " did not start successfully");
108             return;
109         }
110         final long localCheckMillis = nextCheckMillis;
111         if (localCheckMillis == 0 || System.currentTimeMillis() > localCheckMillis) {
112             callAppender(event);
113         } else {
114             failover(event, null);
115         }
116     }
117 
118     private void callAppender(final LogEvent event) {
119         try {
120             primary.callAppender(event);
121             nextCheckMillis = 0;
122         } catch (final Exception ex) {
123             nextCheckMillis = System.currentTimeMillis() + intervalMillis;
124             failover(event, ex);
125         }
126     }
127 
128     private void failover(final LogEvent event, final Exception ex) {
129         final RuntimeException re = ex != null ?
130                 (ex instanceof LoggingException ? (LoggingException)ex : new LoggingException(ex)) : null;
131         boolean written = false;
132         Exception failoverException = null;
133         for (final AppenderControl control : failoverAppenders) {
134             try {
135                 control.callAppender(event);
136                 written = true;
137                 break;
138             } catch (final Exception fex) {
139                 if (failoverException == null) {
140                     failoverException = fex;
141                 }
142             }
143         }
144         if (!written && !ignoreExceptions()) {
145             if (re != null) {
146                 throw re;
147             }
148             throw new LoggingException("Unable to write to failover appenders", failoverException);
149         }
150     }
151 
152     @Override
153     public String toString() {
154         final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(getName());
155         sb.append(" primary=").append(primary).append(", failover={");
156         boolean first = true;
157         for (final String str : failovers) {
158             if (!first) {
159                 sb.append(", ");
160             }
161             sb.append(str);
162             first = false;
163         }
164         sb.append('}');
165         return sb.toString();
166     }
167 
168     /**
169      * Create a Failover Appender.
170      * @param name The name of the Appender (required).
171      * @param primary The name of the primary Appender (required).
172      * @param failovers The name of one or more Appenders to fail over to (at least one is required).
173      * @param retryIntervalSeconds The retry interval in seconds.
174      * @param config The current Configuration (passed by the Configuration when the appender is created).
175      * @param filter A Filter (optional).
176      * @param ignore If {@code "true"} (default) exceptions encountered when appending events are logged; otherwise
177      *               they are propagated to the caller.
178      * @return The FailoverAppender that was created.
179      */
180     @PluginFactory
181     public static FailoverAppender createAppender(
182             @PluginAttribute("name") final String name,
183             @PluginAttribute("primary") final String primary,
184             @PluginElement("Failovers") final String[] failovers,
185             @PluginAliases("retryInterval") // deprecated
186             @PluginAttribute("retryIntervalSeconds") final String retryIntervalSeconds,
187             @PluginConfiguration final Configuration config,
188             @PluginElement("Filter") final Filter filter,
189             @PluginAttribute("ignoreExceptions") final String ignore) {
190         if (name == null) {
191             LOGGER.error("A name for the Appender must be specified");
192             return null;
193         }
194         if (primary == null) {
195             LOGGER.error("A primary Appender must be specified");
196             return null;
197         }
198         if (failovers == null || failovers.length == 0) {
199             LOGGER.error("At least one failover Appender must be specified");
200             return null;
201         }
202 
203         final int seconds = parseInt(retryIntervalSeconds, DEFAULT_INTERVAL_SECONDS);
204         int retryIntervalMillis;
205         if (seconds >= 0) {
206             retryIntervalMillis = seconds * Constants.MILLIS_IN_SECONDS;
207         } else {
208             LOGGER.warn("Interval " + retryIntervalSeconds + " is less than zero. Using default");
209             retryIntervalMillis = DEFAULT_INTERVAL_SECONDS * Constants.MILLIS_IN_SECONDS;
210         }
211 
212         final boolean ignoreExceptions = Booleans.parseBoolean(ignore, true);
213 
214         return new FailoverAppender(name, filter, primary, failovers, retryIntervalMillis, config, ignoreExceptions);
215     }
216 }