uk.ac.bbk.dcs.automed.hdmstore
Class Debug

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.bbk.dcs.automed.hdmstore.Debug

public class Debug
extends java.lang.Object

The Debug class allows debugging messages to be sent from a calling application. The debugging can be printed to screen and / or to a log file. Messages can be assigned a severity level (error, normal or verbose) and the application can choose what level to ignore.

Author:

Dean Williams (dean@dcs.bbk.ac.uk)

Field Summary

private boolean	echo
static int	ERROR
private int	level
private java.lang.String	logfile
private boolean	logging
static int	NONE
static int	NORMAL
static int	VERBOSE

Constructor Summary

Debug()
Standard constructor, default message level, no logging, print to output.

Debug(int pLevel)
Constructor with message level parameter , no logging, print to output.

Debug(int pLevel, boolean pEcho, boolean pLogging)
Constructor with message level, logging and print to output all parameters.

Debug(int pLevel, boolean pEcho, boolean pLogging, java.lang.String pLogFile)
Constructor with message level, logging, print to output and log file name all parameters.

Method Summary

void	error(java.lang.String pMessage) Write an error level message
void	msg(java.lang.String pMessage) Write a normal level message
void	msg(java.lang.String pMessage, int pLevel) Write a message, severity level is a parameter
void	waffle(java.lang.String pMessage) Write a verbose level message

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ERROR

public static final int ERROR

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Constant Field Values

NONE

public static final int NONE

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Constant Field Values

NORMAL

public static final int NORMAL

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Constant Field Values

VERBOSE

public static final int VERBOSE

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Constant Field Values

echo

private boolean echo

level

private int level

logfile

private java.lang.String logfile

logging

private boolean logging

Constructor Detail

Debug

public Debug()

Standard constructor, default message level, no logging, print to output.

Debug

public Debug(int pLevel)

Constructor with message level parameter , no logging, print to output.

Debug

public Debug(int pLevel,
             boolean pEcho,
             boolean pLogging)

Constructor with message level, logging and print to output all parameters.

Debug

public Debug(int pLevel,
             boolean pEcho,
             boolean pLogging,
             java.lang.String pLogFile)

Constructor with message level, logging, print to output and log file name all parameters.

Method Detail

error

public void error(java.lang.String pMessage)

Write an error level message

msg

public void msg(java.lang.String pMessage)

Write a normal level message

waffle

public void waffle(java.lang.String pMessage)

Write a verbose level message

msg

public void msg(java.lang.String pMessage,
                int pLevel)

Write a message, severity level is a parameter