Module ch.qos.logback.core
Package ch.qos.logback.core.sift

Interface Discriminator<E>

Type Parameters:
E -
All Superinterfaces:
LifeCycle
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractDiscriminator, ContextBasedDiscriminator, DefaultDiscriminator, JNDIBasedContextDiscriminator, MDCBasedDiscriminator
public interface Discriminator<E> extends LifeCycle
Implement this interface in order to compute a discriminating value for a given event of type <E>.

The returned value can depend on any data available at the time of the call, including data contained within the currently running thread.

Author:
Ceki Gülcü

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getDiscriminatingValue(E e)
    Given event 'e' return a discriminating value.
    String
    getKey()
    The key or variable name under which the discriminating value should be exported into the host environment.

    Methods inherited from interface ch.qos.logback.core.spi.LifeCycle

    isStarted, start, stop

  • Method Details

    • getDiscriminatingValue

      String getDiscriminatingValue(E e)
      Given event 'e' return a discriminating value.
      Parameters:
      e -
      Returns:

    • getKey

      String getKey()
      The key or variable name under which the discriminating value should be exported into the host environment.
      Returns: