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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.PluginAttribute;
31  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginConfiguration;
32  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginElement;
33  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginFactory;
34  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.helpers.Booleans;
35  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.helpers.Constants;
36  
37  /**
38   * The FailoverAppender will capture exceptions in an Appender and then route the event
39   * to a different appender. Hopefully it is obvious that the Appenders must be configured
40   * to not suppress exceptions for the FailoverAppender to work.
41   */
42  @Plugin(name = "Failover", category = "Core", elementType = "appender", printObject = true)
43  public final class FailoverAppender extends AbstractAppender {
44  
45      private static final int DEFAULT_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60;
46  
47      private final String primaryRef;
48  
49      private final String[] failovers;
50  
51      private final Configuration config;
52  
53      private AppenderControl primary;
54  
55      private final List<AppenderControl> failoverAppenders = new ArrayList<AppenderControl>();
56  
57      private final long intervalMillis;
58  
59      private long nextCheckMillis = 0;
60  
61      private volatile boolean failure = false;
62  
63      private FailoverAppender(final String name, final Filter filter, final String primary, final String[] failovers,
64                               final int intervalMillis, final Configuration config, final boolean ignoreExceptions) {
65          super(name, filter, null, ignoreExceptions);
66          this.primaryRef = primary;
67          this.failovers = failovers;
68          this.config = config;
69          this.intervalMillis = intervalMillis;
70      }
71  
72  
73      @Override
74      public void start() {
75          final Map<String, Appender> map = config.getAppenders();
76          int errors = 0;
77          if (map.containsKey(primaryRef)) {
78              primary = new AppenderControl(map.get(primaryRef), null, null);
79          } else {
80              LOGGER.error("Unable to locate primary Appender " + primaryRef);
81              ++errors;
82          }
83          for (final String name : failovers) {
84              if (map.containsKey(name)) {
85                  failoverAppenders.add(new AppenderControl(map.get(name), null, null));
86              } else {
87                  LOGGER.error("Failover appender " + name + " is not configured");
88              }
89          }
90          if (failoverAppenders.size() == 0) {
91              LOGGER.error("No failover appenders are available");
92              ++errors;
93          }
94          if (errors == 0) {
95              super.start();
96          }
97      }
98  
99      /**
100      * Handle the Log event.
101      * @param event The LogEvent.
102      */
103     @Override
104     public void append(final LogEvent event) {
105         if (!isStarted()) {
106             error("FailoverAppender " + getName() + " did not start successfully");
107             return;
108         }
109         if (!failure) {
110             callAppender(event);
111         } else {
112             final long currentMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
113             if (currentMillis >= nextCheckMillis) {
114                 callAppender(event);
115             } else {
116                 failover(event, null);
117             }
118         }
119     }
120 
121     private void callAppender(final LogEvent event) {
122         try {
123             primary.callAppender(event);
124         } catch (final Exception ex) {
125             nextCheckMillis = System.currentTimeMillis() + intervalMillis;
126             failure = true;
127             failover(event, ex);
128         }
129     }
130 
131     private void failover(final LogEvent event, final Exception ex) {
132         final RuntimeException re = ex != null ?
133                 (ex instanceof LoggingException ? (LoggingException)ex : new LoggingException(ex)) : null;
134         boolean written = false;
135         Exception failoverException = null;
136         for (final AppenderControl control : failoverAppenders) {
137             try {
138                 control.callAppender(event);
139                 written = true;
140                 break;
141             } catch (final Exception fex) {
142                 if (failoverException == null) {
143                     failoverException = fex;
144                 }
145             }
146         }
147         if (!written && !ignoreExceptions()) {
148             if (re != null) {
149                 throw re;
150             } else {
151                 throw new LoggingException("Unable to write to failover appenders", failoverException);
152             }
153         }
154     }
155 
156     @Override
157     public String toString() {
158         final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(getName());
159         sb.append(" primary=").append(primary).append(", failover={");
160         boolean first = true;
161         for (final String str : failovers) {
162             if (!first) {
163                 sb.append(", ");
164             }
165             sb.append(str);
166             first = false;
167         }
168         sb.append("}");
169         return sb.toString();
170     }
171 
172     /**
173      * Create a Failover Appender.
174      * @param name The name of the Appender (required).
175      * @param primary The name of the primary Appender (required).
176      * @param failovers The name of one or more Appenders to fail over to (at least one is required).
177      * @param retryIntervalString The retry intervalMillis.
178      * @param config The current Configuration (passed by the Configuration when the appender is created).
179      * @param filter A Filter (optional).
180      * @param ignore If {@code "true"} (default) exceptions encountered when appending events are logged; otherwise
181      *               they are propagated to the caller.
182      * @return The FailoverAppender that was created.
183      */
184     @PluginFactory
185     public static FailoverAppender createAppender(
186             @PluginAttribute("name") final String name,
187             @PluginAttribute("primary") final String primary,
188             @PluginElement("Failovers") final String[] failovers,
189             @PluginAttribute("retryInterval") final String retryIntervalString,
190             @PluginConfiguration final Configuration config,
191             @PluginElement("Filters") final Filter filter,
192             @PluginAttribute("ignoreExceptions") final String ignore) {
193         if (name == null) {
194             LOGGER.error("A name for the Appender must be specified");
195             return null;
196         }
197         if (primary == null) {
198             LOGGER.error("A primary Appender must be specified");
199             return null;
200         }
201         if (failovers == null || failovers.length == 0) {
202             LOGGER.error("At least one failover Appender must be specified");
203             return null;
204         }
205 
206         final int seconds = parseInt(retryIntervalString, DEFAULT_INTERVAL_SECONDS);
207         int retryIntervalMillis;
208         if (seconds >= 0) {
209             retryIntervalMillis = seconds * Constants.MILLIS_IN_SECONDS;
210         } else {
211             LOGGER.warn("Interval " + retryIntervalString + " is less than zero. Using default");
212             retryIntervalMillis = DEFAULT_INTERVAL_SECONDS * Constants.MILLIS_IN_SECONDS;
213         }
214 
215         final boolean ignoreExceptions = Booleans.parseBoolean(ignore, true);
216 
217         return new FailoverAppender(name, filter, primary, failovers, retryIntervalMillis, config, ignoreExceptions);
218     }
219 }