log4cpp::RemoteSyslogAppender Class Reference

RemoteSyslogAppender sends LoggingEvents to a remote syslog system. More...

#include <RemoteSyslogAppender.hh>

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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 log4cpp 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
SOCKET	_socket
in_addr_t	_ipAddr

Detailed Description

RemoteSyslogAppender sends LoggingEvents to a remote syslog system.

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

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

log4cpp::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.

log4cpp::RemoteSyslogAppender::~RemoteSyslogAppender ( ) [virtual]

Member Function Documentation

void log4cpp::RemoteSyslogAppender::_append ( const LoggingEvent & event ) [protected, virtual]

Sends a LoggingEvent to the remote syslog.

Parameters:

event the LoggingEvent to log.

Implements log4cpp::AppenderSkeleton.

void log4cpp::RemoteSyslogAppender::close ( ) [virtual]

Closes the socket.

Implements log4cpp::AppenderSkeleton.

void log4cpp::RemoteSyslogAppender::open ( ) [protected, virtual]

Just creates the socket.

bool log4cpp::RemoteSyslogAppender::reopen ( ) [virtual]

Closes and reopens the socket.

Reimplemented from log4cpp::AppenderSkeleton.

int log4cpp::RemoteSyslogAppender::toSyslogPriority ( Priority::Value priority ) [static]

Translates a log4cpp priority to a syslog priority.

Parameters:

priority The log4cpp priority.

Returns:
the syslog priority.