Hi! I wrote this message several weeks ago, but didn't get a single reply..
Could anybody in the developing team please comment on this request? Thanks, Thomas > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Auinger, Thomas > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. September 2002 11:30 > An: 'Log4J Developers List' > Betreff: RFE: provide a way to specifiy the names of the > RollingFileAppend er's backup files > > > Hi! > > In the current implementation, the RollingFileAppender always > names backup files to "<filename>.1", "<filename>.2" etc. > > It would be great, if developers could add their own naming > convention. > > This could be done using different ways (I think): > > a) The developer sets a naming pattern String as a parameter > to the RollingFileAppender, which defines the filename (similar > to PatternLayout), e.g. "%f.%d.%n", where %f = filename, %d = date, > %n = backupIndex > > > b) The developer implements an interface, which provides a > single method to generate a filename for a backup file: > > public interface BackupFilenameResolver { > > public String getFilename( int backupIndex ); > > } > > An implementing class name of this interface may then be set > as a parameter to the RollingFileAppender (similar to how > ObjectRenderers are currently configured) > > > I would prefer soultion (b), since it is more flexible. > > > Greetings from Germany, > Thomas > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>