ConsoleLoggerModule.java

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package com.iluwatar.module;

import java.io.PrintStream;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

/**
 * The ConsoleLoggerModule is responsible for showing logs on System Console
 * <p>
 * The below example demonstrates a Console logger module, which can print simple and error messages
 * in two designated formats
 */
public final class ConsoleLoggerModule {

  private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ConsoleLoggerModule.class);

  private static ConsoleLoggerModule singleton = null;

  public PrintStream output = null;
  public PrintStream error = null;

  private ConsoleLoggerModule() {}

  /**
   * Static method to get single instance of class
   * 
   * @return singleton instance of ConsoleLoggerModule
   */
  public static ConsoleLoggerModule getSingleton() {

    if (ConsoleLoggerModule.singleton == null) {
      ConsoleLoggerModule.singleton = new ConsoleLoggerModule();
    }

    return ConsoleLoggerModule.singleton;
  }

  /**
   * Following method performs the initialization
   */
  public ConsoleLoggerModule prepare() {

    LOGGER.debug("ConsoleLoggerModule::prepare();");

    this.output = new PrintStream(System.out);
    this.error = new PrintStream(System.err);

    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Following method performs the finalization
   */
  public void unprepare() {

    if (this.output != null) {

      this.output.flush();
      this.output.close();
    }

    if (this.error != null) {

      this.error.flush();
      this.error.close();
    }

    LOGGER.debug("ConsoleLoggerModule::unprepare();");
  }

  /**
   * Used to print a message
   * 
   * @param value will be printed on console
   */
  public void printString(final String value) {
    this.output.println(value);
  }

  /**
   * Used to print a error message
   * 
   * @param value will be printed on error console
   */
  public void printErrorString(final String value) {
    this.error.println(value);
  }
}