BasicEventTracking.java

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 * $Id: BasicEventTracking.java 105077 2012-02-24 22:54:29Z ottenhoff@longsight.com $
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package org.sakaiproject.event.impl;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.sakaiproject.event.api.Event;

/**
 * <p>
 * BasicEventTracking is a basic implementation of the EventTracking service.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Events are just logged, and observers notified.
 * </p>
 */
public abstract class BasicEventTracking extends BaseEventTrackingService
{
	/** Our logger. */
	private static Log M_log = LogFactory.getLog(BasicEventTracking.class);

	/** String used to identify this service in the logs */
	protected static final String m_logId = "EventTracking: ";

	/**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
	 * Event post / flow
	 *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************/

	/**
	 * Cause this new event to get to wherever it has to go for persistence, etc.
	 * 
	 * @param event
	 *        The new event to post.
	 */
	protected void postEvent(Event event)
	{
		String reportId = null;
		if (event.getSessionId() != null)
		{
			reportId = event.getSessionId();
		}
		else
		{
			reportId = "~" + event.getUserId();
		}

		M_log.info(m_logId + reportId + "@" + event);

		// notify observers, sending the event
		notifyObservers(event, true);
	}
}