Logging.java

package org.jboss.seam.log;

/**
 * Factory for Seam Logs and LogProviders. If log4j exists
 * in the classpath, the LogProvider will be log4j. Otherwise,
 * it will be JDK logging.
 * 
 * @author Gavin King
 *
 */
public class Logging
{
   
   private static final boolean isLog4JAvailable;
   
   static
   {
      boolean available;
      try
      {
         Class.forName("org.apache.log4j.Logger");
         available = true;
      }
      catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)
      {
         available = false;
      }
      isLog4JAvailable = available;
   }
   
   public static Log getLog(String category)
   {
      return new LogImpl(category);
   }
   
   public static Log getLog(Class clazz)
   {
      return new LogImpl( clazz.getName() );
   }
   
   public static LogProvider getLogProvider(String category, boolean wrapped)
   {
      return isLog4JAvailable ? 
               new Log4JProvider(category, wrapped) : 
               new JDKProvider(category, wrapped);
   }

   public static LogProvider getLogProvider(Class clazz)
   {
       return getLogProvider( clazz.getName(), false );
   }
   
}