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package loci.common;

import java.util.Enumeration;

/**
 * A utility class with convenience methods for log4j.
 */
public final class Log4jTools {

  // -- Constructor --

  private Log4jTools() { }

  /**
   * Attempts to enable SLF4J logging via log4j
   * without an external configuration file.
   *
   * @param level A string indicating the desired level
   *   (i.e.: ALL, DEBUG, ERROR, FATAL, INFO, OFF, TRACE, WARN).
   * @return true iff logging was successfully enabled
   */
  public static synchronized boolean enableLogging(String level) {
    try {
      ReflectedUniverse r = new ReflectedUniverse();
      r.exec("import org.apache.log4j.Level");
      r.exec("import org.apache.log4j.Logger");
      r.exec("root = Logger.getRootLogger()");
      r.exec("root.setLevel(Level." + level + ")");
      Enumeration en = (Enumeration) r.exec("root.getAllAppenders()");
      if (!en.hasMoreElements()) {
        // no appenders yet; attach a simple console appender
        r.exec("import org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender");
        r.exec("import org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout");
        r.setVar("pattern", "%m%n");
        r.exec("layout = new PatternLayout(pattern)");
        r.exec("appender = new ConsoleAppender(layout)");
        r.exec("root.addAppender(appender)");
      }
    } catch (ReflectException exc) {
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }
}