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log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender(3)

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NAME

log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender - RemoteSyslogAppender sends LoggingEvents to a remote syslog system.

SYNOPSIS

#include <RemoteSyslogAppender.hh>

Inherits log4shib::LayoutAppender.

Public Member Functions


RemoteSyslogAppender (const std::string &name, const std::string &syslogName, const std::string &relayer, int facility=LOG_USER, int portNumber=514)
Instantiate a RemoteSyslogAppender with given name and name and facility for syslog. virtual ~RemoteSyslogAppender ()
virtual bool reopen ()
Closes and reopens the socket. virtual void close ()
Closes the socket.

Static Public Member Functions


static int toSyslogPriority (Priority::Value priority)
Translates a log4shib priority to a syslog priority.

Protected Member Functions


virtual void open ()
Just creates the socket. virtual void _append (const LoggingEvent &event)
Sends a LoggingEvent to the remote syslog.

Protected Attributes


const std::string _syslogName
const std::string _relayer
int _facility
int _portNumber
int _socket
in_addr_t _ipAddr

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

RemoteSyslogAppender sends LoggingEvents to a remote syslog system.

Also see: draft-ietf-syslog-syslog-12.txt

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::RemoteSyslogAppender (const std::string & name, const std::string & syslogName, const std::string & relayer, int facility = LOG_USER, int portNumber = 514)

Instantiate a RemoteSyslogAppender with given name and name and facility for syslog.

Parameters

name The name of the Appender
syslogName The ident parameter in the openlog(3) call.
relayer The IP address or hostname of a standard syslog host.
facility The syslog facility to log to. Defaults to LOG_USER. Value '-1' implies to use the default.

portNumber An alternative port number. Defaults to the standard syslog port number (514). Value '-1' implies to use the default.

log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::~RemoteSyslogAppender () [virtual]

Member Function Documentation

void log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::_append (const LoggingEvent & event) [protected], [virtual]

Sends a LoggingEvent to the remote syslog.

Parameters

event the LoggingEvent to log.

Implements log4shib::AppenderSkeleton.

void log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::close () [virtual]

Closes the socket.

Implements log4shib::AppenderSkeleton.

void log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::open () [protected], [virtual]

Just creates the socket.

bool log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::reopen () [virtual]

Closes and reopens the socket.

Reimplemented from log4shib::AppenderSkeleton.

int log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::toSyslogPriority (Priority::Value priority) [static]

Translates a log4shib priority to a syslog priority.

Parameters

priority The log4shib priority.

Returns

the syslog priority.

Member Data Documentation

int log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::_facility [protected]

in_addr_t log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::_ipAddr [protected]

int log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::_portNumber [protected]

const std::string log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::_relayer [protected]

int log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::_socket [protected]

const std::string log4shib::RemoteSyslogAppender::_syslogName [protected]

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