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/* Logger.java -- a class for logging messages
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package java.util.logging;

import gnu.java.lang.CPStringBuilder;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.MissingResourceException;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;

/**
 * A Logger is used for logging information about events. Usually, there is a
 * seprate logger for each subsystem or component, although there is a shared
 * instance for components that make only occasional use of the logging
 * framework.
 * <p>
 * It is common to name a logger after the name of a corresponding Java package.
 * Loggers are organized into a hierarchical namespace; for example, the logger
 * <code>"org.gnu.foo"</code> is the <em>parent</em> of logger
 * <code>"org.gnu.foo.bar"</code>.
 * <p>
 * A logger for a named subsystem can be obtained through {@link
 * java.util.logging.Logger#getLogger(java.lang.String)}. However, only code
 * which has been granted the permission to control the logging infrastructure
 * will be allowed to customize that logger. Untrusted code can obtain a
 * private, anonymous logger through {@link #getAnonymousLogger()} if it wants
 * to perform any modifications to the logger.
 * <p>
 * FIXME: Write more documentation.
 *
 * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@acm.org)
 */
public class Logger
{
  static final Logger root = new Logger("", null);

  /**
   * A logger provided to applications that make only occasional use of the
   * logging framework, typically early prototypes. Serious products are
   * supposed to create and use their own Loggers, so they can be controlled
   * individually.
   */
  public static final Logger global;

  /**
   * Use to lock methods on this class instead of calling synchronize on methods
   * to avoid deadlocks. Yeah, no kidding, we got them :)
   */
  private static final Object[] lock = new Object[0];

  static
    {
      // Our class might be initialized from an unprivileged context
      global = (Logger) AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction()
      {
        public Object run()
        {
          return getLogger("global");
        }
      });
    }

  /**
   * The name of the Logger, or <code>null</code> if the logger is anonymous.
   * <p>
   * A previous version of the GNU Classpath implementation granted untrusted
   * code the permission to control any logger whose name was null. However,
   * test code revealed that the Sun J2SE 1.4 reference implementation enforces
   * the security control for any logger that was not created through
   * getAnonymousLogger, even if it has a null name. Therefore, a separate flag
   * {@link Logger#anonymous} was introduced.
   */
  private final String name;

  /**
   * The name of the resource bundle used for localization.
   * <p>
   * This variable cannot be declared as <code>final</code> because its value
   * can change as a result of calling getLogger(String,String).
   */
  private String resourceBundleName;

  /**
   * The resource bundle used for localization.
   * <p>
   * This variable cannot be declared as <code>final</code> because its value
   * can change as a result of calling getLogger(String,String).
   */
  private ResourceBundle resourceBundle;

  private Filter filter;

  private final List handlerList = new java.util.ArrayList(4);

  private Handler[] handlers = new Handler[0];

  /**
   * Indicates whether or not this logger is anonymous. While a
   * LoggingPermission is required for any modifications to a normal logger,
   * untrusted code can obtain an anonymous logger and modify it according to
   * its needs.
   * <p>
   * A previous version of the GNU Classpath implementation granted access to
   * every logger whose name was null. However, test code revealed that the Sun
   * J2SE 1.4 reference implementation enforces the security control for any
   * logger that was not created through getAnonymousLogger, even if it has a
   * null name.
   */
  private boolean anonymous;

  private boolean useParentHandlers;

  private Level level;

  private Logger parent;

  /**
   * Constructs a Logger for a subsystem. Most applications do not need to
   * create new Loggers explicitly; instead, they should call the static factory
   * methods {@link #getLogger(java.lang.String,java.lang.String) getLogger}
   * (with ResourceBundle for localization) or
   * {@link #getLogger(java.lang.String) getLogger} (without ResourceBundle),
   * respectively.
   *
   * @param name the name for the logger, for example "java.awt" or
   *            "com.foo.bar". The name should be based on the name of the
   *            package issuing log records and consist of dot-separated Java
   *            identifiers.
   * @param resourceBundleName the name of a resource bundle for localizing
   *            messages, or <code>null</code> to indicate that messages do
   *            not need to be localized.
   * @throws java.util.MissingResourceException if
   *             <code>resourceBundleName</code> is not <code>null</code>
   *             and no such bundle could be located.
   */
  protected Logger(String name, String resourceBundleName)
      throws MissingResourceException
  {
    this.name = name;
    this.resourceBundleName = resourceBundleName;

    if (resourceBundleName == null)
      resourceBundle = null;
    else
      resourceBundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle(resourceBundleName);

    level = null;

    /*
     * This is null when the root logger is being constructed, and the root
     * logger afterwards.
     */
    parent = root;

    useParentHandlers = (parent != null);
  }

  /**
   * Finds a registered logger for a subsystem, or creates one in case no logger
   * has been registered yet.
   *
   * @param name the name for the logger, for example "java.awt" or
   *            "com.foo.bar". The name should be based on the name of the
   *            package issuing log records and consist of dot-separated Java
   *            identifiers.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a logger for the subsystem identified
   *             by <code>name</code> has already been created, but uses a a
   *             resource bundle for localizing messages.
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>name</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @return a logger for the subsystem specified by <code>name</code> that
   *         does not localize messages.
   */
  public static Logger getLogger(String name)
  {
    return getLogger(name, null);
  }

  /**
   * Finds a registered logger for a subsystem, or creates one in case no logger
   * has been registered yet.
   * <p>
   * If a logger with the specified name has already been registered, the
   * behavior depends on the resource bundle that is currently associated with
   * the existing logger.
   * <ul>
   * <li>If the existing logger uses the same resource bundle as specified by
   * <code>resourceBundleName</code>, the existing logger is returned.</li>
   * <li>If the existing logger currently does not localize messages, the
   * existing logger is modified to use the bundle specified by
   * <code>resourceBundleName</code>. The existing logger is then returned.
   * Therefore, all subsystems currently using this logger will produce
   * localized messages from now on.</li>
   * <li>If the existing logger already has an associated resource bundle, but
   * a different one than specified by <code>resourceBundleName</code>, an
   * <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> is thrown.</li>
   * </ul>
   *
   * @param name the name for the logger, for example "java.awt" or
   *            "org.gnu.foo". The name should be based on the name of the
   *            package issuing log records and consist of dot-separated Java
   *            identifiers.
   * @param resourceBundleName the name of a resource bundle for localizing
   *            messages, or <code>null</code> to indicate that messages do
   *            not need to be localized.
   * @return a logger for the subsystem specified by <code>name</code>.
   * @throws java.util.MissingResourceException if
   *             <code>resourceBundleName</code> is not <code>null</code>
   *             and no such bundle could be located.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a logger for the subsystem identified
   *             by <code>name</code> has already been created, but uses a
   *             different resource bundle for localizing messages.
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>name</code> is <code>null</code>.
   */
  public static Logger getLogger(String name, String resourceBundleName)
  {
    LogManager lm = LogManager.getLogManager();
    Logger result;

    if (name == null)
      throw new NullPointerException();

    /*
     * Without synchronized(lm), it could happen that another thread would
     * create a logger between our calls to getLogger and addLogger. While
     * addLogger would indicate this by returning false, we could not be sure
     * that this other logger was still existing when we called getLogger a
     * second time in order to retrieve it -- note that LogManager is only
     * allowed to keep weak references to registered loggers, so Loggers can be
     * garbage collected at any time in general, and between our call to
     * addLogger and our second call go getLogger in particular. Of course, we
     * assume here that LogManager.addLogger etc. are synchronizing on the
     * global LogManager object. There is a comment in the implementation of
     * LogManager.addLogger referring to this comment here, so that any change
     * in the synchronization of LogManager will be reflected here.
     */
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        synchronized (lm)
          {
            result = lm.getLogger(name);
            if (result == null)
              {
                boolean couldBeAdded;

                result = new Logger(name, resourceBundleName);
                couldBeAdded = lm.addLogger(result);
                if (! couldBeAdded)
                  throw new IllegalStateException("cannot register new logger");
              }
            else
              {
                /*
                 * The logger already exists. Make sure it uses the same
                 * resource bundle for localizing messages.
                 */
                String existingBundleName = result.getResourceBundleName();

                /*
                 * The Sun J2SE 1.4 reference implementation will return the
                 * registered logger object, even if it does not have a resource
                 * bundle associated with it. However, it seems to change the
                 * resourceBundle of the registered logger to the bundle whose
                 * name was passed to getLogger.
                 */
                if ((existingBundleName == null) &&
                    (resourceBundleName != null))
                  {
                    /*
                     * If ResourceBundle.getBundle throws an exception, the
                     * existing logger will be unchanged. This would be
                     * different if the assignment to resourceBundleName came
                     * first.
                     */
                    result.resourceBundle =
                      ResourceBundle.getBundle(resourceBundleName);

                    result.resourceBundleName = resourceBundleName;
                    return result;
                  }

                if ((existingBundleName != resourceBundleName)
                    && ((existingBundleName == null)
                        || !existingBundleName.equals(resourceBundleName)))
                  {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException();
                  }
              }
          }
      }

    return result;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new, unnamed logger. Unnamed loggers are not registered in the
   * namespace of the LogManager, and no special security permission is required
   * for changing their state. Therefore, untrusted applets are able to modify
   * their private logger instance obtained through this method.
   * <p>
   * The parent of the newly created logger will the the root logger, from which
   * the level threshold and the handlers are inherited.
   */
  public static Logger getAnonymousLogger()
  {
    return getAnonymousLogger(null);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new, unnamed logger. Unnamed loggers are not registered in the
   * namespace of the LogManager, and no special security permission is required
   * for changing their state. Therefore, untrusted applets are able to modify
   * their private logger instance obtained through this method.
   * <p>
   * The parent of the newly created logger will the the root logger, from which
   * the level threshold and the handlers are inherited.
   *
   * @param resourceBundleName the name of a resource bundle for localizing
   *            messages, or <code>null</code> to indicate that messages do
   *            not need to be localized.
   * @throws java.util.MissingResourceException if
   *             <code>resourceBundleName</code> is not <code>null</code>
   *             and no such bundle could be located.
   */
  public static Logger getAnonymousLogger(String resourceBundleName)
      throws MissingResourceException
  {
    Logger result;

    result = new Logger(null, resourceBundleName);
    result.anonymous = true;
    return result;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the name of the resource bundle that is being used for localizing
   * messages.
   *
   * @return the name of the resource bundle used for localizing messages, or
   *         <code>null</code> if the parent's resource bundle is used for
   *         this purpose.
   */
  public String getResourceBundleName()
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        return resourceBundleName;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the resource bundle that is being used for localizing messages.
   *
   * @return the resource bundle used for localizing messages, or
   *         <code>null</code> if the parent's resource bundle is used for
   *         this purpose.
   */
  public ResourceBundle getResourceBundle()
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        return resourceBundle;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the severity level threshold for this <code>Handler</code>. All
   * log records with a lower severity level will be discarded; a log record of
   * the same or a higher level will be published unless an installed
   * <code>Filter</code> decides to discard it.
   *
   * @return the severity level below which all log messages will be discarded,
   *         or <code>null</code> if the logger inherits the threshold from
   *         its parent.
   */
  public Level getLevel()
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        return level;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether or not a message of the specified level would be logged by
   * this logger.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>level</code> is <code>null</code>.
   */
  public boolean isLoggable(Level level)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (this.level != null)
          return this.level.intValue() <= level.intValue();

        if (parent != null)
          return parent.isLoggable(level);
        else
          return false;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Sets the severity level threshold for this <code>Handler</code>. All log
   * records with a lower severity level will be discarded immediately. A log
   * record of the same or a higher level will be published unless an installed
   * <code>Filter</code> decides to discard it.
   *
   * @param level the severity level below which all log messages will be
   *            discarded, or <code>null</code> to indicate that the logger
   *            should inherit the threshold from its parent.
   * @throws SecurityException if this logger is not anonymous, a security
   *             manager exists, and the caller is not granted the permission to
   *             control the logging infrastructure by having
   *             LoggingPermission("control"). Untrusted code can obtain an
   *             anonymous logger through the static factory method
   *             {@link #getAnonymousLogger(java.lang.String) getAnonymousLogger}.
   */
  public void setLevel(Level level)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        /*
         * An application is allowed to control an anonymous logger without
         * having the permission to control the logging infrastructure.
         */
        if (! anonymous)
          LogManager.getLogManager().checkAccess();

        this.level = level;
      }
  }

  public Filter getFilter()
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        return filter;
      }
  }

  /**
   * @throws SecurityException if this logger is not anonymous, a security
   *             manager exists, and the caller is not granted the permission to
   *             control the logging infrastructure by having
   *             LoggingPermission("control"). Untrusted code can obtain an
   *             anonymous logger through the static factory method
   *             {@link #getAnonymousLogger(java.lang.String) getAnonymousLogger}.
   */
  public void setFilter(Filter filter) throws SecurityException
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        /*
         * An application is allowed to control an anonymous logger without
         * having the permission to control the logging infrastructure.
         */
        if (! anonymous)
          LogManager.getLogManager().checkAccess();

        this.filter = filter;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the name of this logger.
   *
   * @return the name of this logger, or <code>null</code> if the logger is
   *         anonymous.
   */
  public String getName()
  {
    /*
     * Note that the name of a logger cannot be changed during its lifetime, so
     * no synchronization is needed.
     */
    return name;
  }

  /**
   * Passes a record to registered handlers, provided the record is considered
   * as loggable both by {@link #isLoggable(Level)} and a possibly installed
   * custom {@link #setFilter(Filter) filter}.
   * <p>
   * If the logger has been configured to use parent handlers, the record will
   * be forwarded to the parent of this logger in addition to being processed by
   * the handlers registered with this logger.
   * <p>
   * The other logging methods in this class are convenience methods that merely
   * create a new LogRecord and pass it to this method. Therefore, subclasses
   * usually just need to override this single method for customizing the
   * logging behavior.
   *
   * @param record the log record to be inspected and possibly forwarded.
   */
  public void log(LogRecord record)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (!isLoggable(record.getLevel()))
          return;

        if ((filter != null) && ! filter.isLoggable(record))
          return;

        /*
         * If no logger name has been set for the log record, use the name of
         * this logger.
         */
        if (record.getLoggerName() == null)
          record.setLoggerName(name);

        /*
         * Avoid that some other thread is changing the logger hierarchy while
         * we are traversing it.
         */
        synchronized (LogManager.getLogManager())
          {
            Logger curLogger = this;

            do
              {
                /*
                 * The Sun J2SE 1.4 reference implementation seems to call the
                 * filter only for the logger whose log method is called, never
                 * for any of its parents. Also, parent loggers publish log
                 * record whatever their level might be. This is pretty weird,
                 * but GNU Classpath tries to be as compatible as possible to
                 * the reference implementation.
                 */
                for (int i = 0; i < curLogger.handlers.length; i++)
                  curLogger.handlers[i].publish(record);

                if (curLogger.getUseParentHandlers() == false)
                  break;

                curLogger = curLogger.getParent();
              }
            while (parent != null);
          }
      }
  }

  public void log(Level level, String message)
  {
    if (isLoggable(level))
      log(level, message, (Object[]) null);
  }

  public void log(Level level, String message, Object param)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(level))
          {
            StackTraceElement caller = getCallerStackFrame();
            logp(level, caller != null ? caller.getClassName() : "<unknown>",
                 caller != null ? caller.getMethodName() : "<unknown>",
                 message, param);
          }
      }
  }

  public void log(Level level, String message, Object[] params)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(level))
          {
            StackTraceElement caller = getCallerStackFrame();
            logp(level, caller != null ? caller.getClassName() : "<unknown>",
                 caller != null ? caller.getMethodName() : "<unknown>",
                 message, params);

          }
      }
  }

  public void log(Level level, String message, Throwable thrown)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(level))
          {
            StackTraceElement caller = getCallerStackFrame();
            logp(level, caller != null ? caller.getClassName() : "<unknown>",
                 caller != null ? caller.getMethodName() : "<unknown>",
                 message, thrown);
          }
      }
  }

  public void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                   String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        logp(level, sourceClass, sourceMethod, message, (Object[]) null);
      }
  }

  public void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                   String message, Object param)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        logp(level, sourceClass, sourceMethod, message, new Object[] { param });
      }

  }

  private ResourceBundle findResourceBundle()
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (resourceBundle != null)
          return resourceBundle;

        if (parent != null)
          return parent.findResourceBundle();

        return null;
      }
  }

  private void logImpl(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                       String message, Object[] params)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        LogRecord rec = new LogRecord(level, message);

        rec.setResourceBundle(findResourceBundle());
        rec.setSourceClassName(sourceClass);
        rec.setSourceMethodName(sourceMethod);
        rec.setParameters(params);

        log(rec);
      }
  }

  public void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                   String message, Object[] params)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        logImpl(level, sourceClass, sourceMethod, message, params);
      }
  }

  public void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                   String message, Throwable thrown)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        LogRecord rec = new LogRecord(level, message);

        rec.setResourceBundle(resourceBundle);
        rec.setSourceClassName(sourceClass);
        rec.setSourceMethodName(sourceMethod);
        rec.setThrown(thrown);

        log(rec);
      }
  }

  public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                    String bundleName, String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        logrb(level, sourceClass, sourceMethod, bundleName, message,
              (Object[]) null);
      }
  }

  public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                    String bundleName, String message, Object param)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        logrb(level, sourceClass, sourceMethod, bundleName, message,
              new Object[] { param });
      }
  }

  public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                    String bundleName, String message, Object[] params)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        LogRecord rec = new LogRecord(level, message);

        rec.setResourceBundleName(bundleName);
        rec.setSourceClassName(sourceClass);
        rec.setSourceMethodName(sourceMethod);
        rec.setParameters(params);

        log(rec);
      }
  }

  public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod,
                    String bundleName, String message, Throwable thrown)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        LogRecord rec = new LogRecord(level, message);

        rec.setResourceBundleName(bundleName);
        rec.setSourceClassName(sourceClass);
        rec.setSourceMethodName(sourceMethod);
        rec.setThrown(thrown);

        log(rec);
      }
  }

  public void entering(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINER))
          logp(Level.FINER, sourceClass, sourceMethod, "ENTRY");
      }
  }

  public void entering(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Object param)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINER))
          logp(Level.FINER, sourceClass, sourceMethod, "ENTRY {0}", param);
      }
  }

  public void entering(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Object[] params)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINER))
          {
            CPStringBuilder buf = new CPStringBuilder(80);
            buf.append("ENTRY");
            for (int i = 0; i < params.length; i++)
              {
                buf.append(" {");
                buf.append(i);
                buf.append('}');
              }

            logp(Level.FINER, sourceClass, sourceMethod, buf.toString(), params);
          }
      }
  }

  public void exiting(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINER))
          logp(Level.FINER, sourceClass, sourceMethod, "RETURN");
      }
  }

  public void exiting(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Object result)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINER))
          logp(Level.FINER, sourceClass, sourceMethod, "RETURN {0}", result);
      }
  }

  public void throwing(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Throwable thrown)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINER))
          logp(Level.FINER, sourceClass, sourceMethod, "THROW", thrown);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Logs a message with severity level SEVERE, indicating a serious failure
   * that prevents normal program execution. Messages at this level should be
   * understandable to an inexperienced, non-technical end user. Ideally, they
   * explain in simple words what actions the user can take in order to resolve
   * the problem.
   *
   * @see Level#SEVERE
   * @param message the message text, also used as look-up key if the logger is
   *            localizing messages with a resource bundle. While it is possible
   *            to pass <code>null</code>, this is not recommended, since a
   *            logging message without text is unlikely to be helpful.
   */
  public void severe(String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.SEVERE))
          log(Level.SEVERE, message);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Logs a message with severity level WARNING, indicating a potential problem
   * that does not prevent normal program execution. Messages at this level
   * should be understandable to an inexperienced, non-technical end user.
   * Ideally, they explain in simple words what actions the user can take in
   * order to resolve the problem.
   *
   * @see Level#WARNING
   * @param message the message text, also used as look-up key if the logger is
   *            localizing messages with a resource bundle. While it is possible
   *            to pass <code>null</code>, this is not recommended, since a
   *            logging message without text is unlikely to be helpful.
   */
  public void warning(String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.WARNING))
          log(Level.WARNING, message);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Logs a message with severity level INFO. {@link Level#INFO} is intended for
   * purely informational messages that do not indicate error or warning
   * situations. In the default logging configuration, INFO messages will be
   * written to the system console. For this reason, the INFO level should be
   * used only for messages that are important to end users and system
   * administrators. Messages at this level should be understandable to an
   * inexperienced, non-technical user.
   *
   * @param message the message text, also used as look-up key if the logger is
   *            localizing messages with a resource bundle. While it is possible
   *            to pass <code>null</code>, this is not recommended, since a
   *            logging message without text is unlikely to be helpful.
   */
  public void info(String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.INFO))
          log(Level.INFO, message);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Logs a message with severity level CONFIG. {@link Level#CONFIG} is intended
   * for static configuration messages, for example about the windowing
   * environment, the operating system version, etc.
   *
   * @param message the message text, also used as look-up key if the logger is
   *            localizing messages with a resource bundle. While it is possible
   *            to pass <code>null</code>, this is not recommended, since a
   *            logging message without text is unlikely to be helpful.
   */
  public void config(String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.CONFIG))
          log(Level.CONFIG, message);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Logs a message with severity level FINE. {@link Level#FINE} is intended for
   * messages that are relevant for developers using the component generating
   * log messages. Examples include minor, recoverable failures, or possible
   * inefficiencies.
   *
   * @param message the message text, also used as look-up key if the logger is
   *            localizing messages with a resource bundle. While it is possible
   *            to pass <code>null</code>, this is not recommended, since a
   *            logging message without text is unlikely to be helpful.
   */
  public void fine(String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINE))
          log(Level.FINE, message);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Logs a message with severity level FINER. {@link Level#FINER} is intended
   * for rather detailed tracing, for example entering a method, returning from
   * a method, or throwing an exception.
   *
   * @param message the message text, also used as look-up key if the logger is
   *            localizing messages with a resource bundle. While it is possible
   *            to pass <code>null</code>, this is not recommended, since a
   *            logging message without text is unlikely to be helpful.
   */
  public void finer(String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINER))
          log(Level.FINER, message);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Logs a message with severity level FINEST. {@link Level#FINEST} is intended
   * for highly detailed tracing, for example reaching a certain point inside
   * the body of a method.
   *
   * @param message the message text, also used as look-up key if the logger is
   *            localizing messages with a resource bundle. While it is possible
   *            to pass <code>null</code>, this is not recommended, since a
   *            logging message without text is unlikely to be helpful.
   */
  public void finest(String message)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (isLoggable(Level.FINEST))
          log(Level.FINEST, message);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Adds a handler to the set of handlers that get notified when a log record
   * is to be published.
   *
   * @param handler the handler to be added.
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>handler</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @throws SecurityException if this logger is not anonymous, a security
   *             manager exists, and the caller is not granted the permission to
   *             control the logging infrastructure by having
   *             LoggingPermission("control"). Untrusted code can obtain an
   *             anonymous logger through the static factory method
   *             {@link #getAnonymousLogger(java.lang.String) getAnonymousLogger}.
   */
  public void addHandler(Handler handler) throws SecurityException
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (handler == null)
          throw new NullPointerException();

        /*
         * An application is allowed to control an anonymous logger without
         * having the permission to control the logging infrastructure.
         */
        if (! anonymous)
          LogManager.getLogManager().checkAccess();

        if (! handlerList.contains(handler))
          {
            handlerList.add(handler);
            handlers = getHandlers();
          }
      }
  }

  /**
   * Removes a handler from the set of handlers that get notified when a log
   * record is to be published.
   *
   * @param handler the handler to be removed.
   * @throws SecurityException if this logger is not anonymous, a security
   *             manager exists, and the caller is not granted the permission to
   *             control the logging infrastructure by having
   *             LoggingPermission("control"). Untrusted code can obtain an
   *             anonymous logger through the static factory method {@link
   *             #getAnonymousLogger(java.lang.String) getAnonymousLogger}.
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>handler</code> is <code>null</code>.
   */
  public void removeHandler(Handler handler) throws SecurityException
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        /*
         * An application is allowed to control an anonymous logger without
         * having the permission to control the logging infrastructure.
         */
        if (! anonymous)
          LogManager.getLogManager().checkAccess();

        if (handler == null)
          throw new NullPointerException();

        handlerList.remove(handler);
        handlers = getHandlers();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the handlers currently registered for this Logger. When a log
   * record has been deemed as being loggable, it will be passed to all
   * registered handlers for publication. In addition, if the logger uses parent
   * handlers (see {@link #getUseParentHandlers() getUseParentHandlers} and
   * {@link #setUseParentHandlers(boolean) setUseParentHandlers}, the log
   * record will be passed to the parent's handlers.
   */
  public Handler[] getHandlers()
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        /*
         * We cannot return our internal handlers array because we do not have
         * any guarantee that the caller would not change the array entries.
         */
        return (Handler[]) handlerList.toArray(new Handler[handlerList.size()]);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether or not this Logger forwards log records to handlers
   * registered for its parent loggers.
   *
   * @return <code>false</code> if this Logger sends log records merely to
   *         Handlers registered with itself; <code>true</code> if this Logger
   *         sends log records not only to Handlers registered with itself, but
   *         also to those Handlers registered with parent loggers.
   */
  public boolean getUseParentHandlers()
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        return useParentHandlers;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Sets whether or not this Logger forwards log records to handlers registered
   * for its parent loggers.
   *
   * @param useParentHandlers <code>false</code> to let this Logger send log
   *            records merely to Handlers registered with itself;
   *            <code>true</code> to let this Logger send log records not only
   *            to Handlers registered with itself, but also to those Handlers
   *            registered with parent loggers.
   * @throws SecurityException if this logger is not anonymous, a security
   *             manager exists, and the caller is not granted the permission to
   *             control the logging infrastructure by having
   *             LoggingPermission("control"). Untrusted code can obtain an
   *             anonymous logger through the static factory method
   *             {@link #getAnonymousLogger(java.lang.String) getAnonymousLogger}.
   */
  public void setUseParentHandlers(boolean useParentHandlers)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        /*
         * An application is allowed to control an anonymous logger without
         * having the permission to control the logging infrastructure.
         */
        if (! anonymous)
          LogManager.getLogManager().checkAccess();

        this.useParentHandlers = useParentHandlers;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the parent of this logger. By default, the parent is assigned by
   * the LogManager by inspecting the logger's name.
   *
   * @return the parent of this logger (as detemined by the LogManager by
   *         inspecting logger names), the root logger if no other logger has a
   *         name which is a prefix of this logger's name, or <code>null</code>
   *         for the root logger.
   */
  public Logger getParent()
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        return parent;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Sets the parent of this logger. Usually, applications do not call this
   * method directly. Instead, the LogManager will ensure that the tree of
   * loggers reflects the hierarchical logger namespace. Basically, this method
   * should not be public at all, but the GNU implementation follows the API
   * specification.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>parent</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @throws SecurityException if this logger is not anonymous, a security
   *             manager exists, and the caller is not granted the permission to
   *             control the logging infrastructure by having
   *             LoggingPermission("control"). Untrusted code can obtain an
   *             anonymous logger through the static factory method
   *             {@link #getAnonymousLogger(java.lang.String) getAnonymousLogger}.
   */
  public void setParent(Logger parent)
  {
    synchronized (lock)
      {
        if (parent == null)
          throw new NullPointerException();

        if (this == root)
          throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                                             "the root logger can only have a null parent");

        /*
         * An application is allowed to control an anonymous logger without
         * having the permission to control the logging infrastructure.
         */
        if (! anonymous)
          LogManager.getLogManager().checkAccess();

        this.parent = parent;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Gets the StackTraceElement of the first class that is not this class. That
   * should be the initial caller of a logging method.
   *
   * @return caller of the initial logging method or null if unknown.
   */
  private StackTraceElement getCallerStackFrame()
  {
    Throwable t = new Throwable();
    StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = t.getStackTrace();
    int index = 0;

    // skip to stackentries until this class
    while (index < stackTrace.length
           && ! stackTrace[index].getClassName().equals(getClass().getName()))
      index++;

    // skip the stackentries of this class
    while (index < stackTrace.length
           && stackTrace[index].getClassName().equals(getClass().getName()))
      index++;

    return index < stackTrace.length ? stackTrace[index] : null;
  }

  /**
   * Reset and close handlers attached to this logger. This function is package
   * private because it must only be available to the LogManager.
   */
  void resetLogger()
  {
    for (int i = 0; i < handlers.length; i++)
      {
        handlers[i].close();
        handlerList.remove(handlers[i]);
      }
    handlers = getHandlers();
  }
}