Logging in Java Adapters

Overview

This tutorial provides the required code snippets in order to add logging capabilities in a Java adapter.

Logging example

Import the java logging package:

import java.util.logging.Logger;

Define a logger:

static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(JavaLoggerTestResource.class.getName());

Now inside a method include logging:

logger.warning("Logging warning message...");

This message outputs to the trace.log file of the application server. If the server administrator is forwarding logs from the PMF to the PMF Analytics Server the logger message will also appear in the Infrastructure → Server Log Search view in the PMF Analytics Console.

Accessing the log files

• In an on-prem installation of the PMF, the file is available depending on the underlying application server.
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Full Profile
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile
  • Apache Tomcat

Forwarding Logs to the Analytics server

Logs can also be forwarded to the Analytics console.

1. In PMF Operations Console select the Settings option from the sidebar navigation.
2. Click the Edit button in the Runtime Properties tab.
3. In the Analytics → Additional packages section, specify the class name of the Java adapter, for example com.sample.JavaLoggerTestResource, to forward logs to the PMF.