Field Detail

• ELEMENT_TYPE

  static final String ELEMENT_TYPE

  Main plugin element type for Layout plugins.

  Since:

  2.1

  See Also:

  Constant Field Values

Method Detail

• getFooter

  byte[] getFooter()

  Returns the format for the layout format.

  Returns:

  The footer.

• getHeader

  byte[] getHeader()

  Returns the header for the layout format.

  Returns:

  The header.

• toByteArray

  byte[] toByteArray(LogEvent event)

  Formats the event suitable for display.

  Parameters:

  event - The Logging Event.

  Returns:

  The formatted event.

• toSerializable

  T toSerializable(LogEvent event)

  Formats the event as an Object that can be serialized.

  Parameters:

  event - The Logging Event.

  Returns:

  The formatted event.

• getContentType

  String getContentType()

  Returns the content type output by this layout. The base class returns "text/plain".

  Returns:

  the content type.

• getContentFormat

  Map<String,String> getContentFormat()

  Returns a description of the content format.

  Returns:

  a Map of key/value pairs describing the Layout-specific content format, or an empty Map if no content format descriptors are specified.