RedDeer logging system

Logging in RedDeer is similar to any other logging system like log4j with some slight differences. On the one hand it is more simple and doesn't require any xml configuration. On the other hand it provides some additional logging types like dump or step.

Using the logger

When you want to use logger in your your class you just need define Logger from org.jboss.reddeer.common.logging package.

private final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(WorkbenchPreferenceDialog.class);

then you can log as needed in your code:

log.info("Server " + serverName + " is started");

Log types

Type	Usage
FATAL	fatal message mostly reporting halt state or other serious issue
ERROR	error message for reporting any unexpected state
DUMP	should be used after error message to provide additional information related to the error
STEP	this should be strictly used in Test class log high-level steps that can be used to report the issue
WARN	any warning message which indicate anything outside normal state
INFO	information message that should provide clear information from perspective level
DEBUG	low-level debug information usable for analyzing issues and bugs
TRACE	low-level trace information that indicates tracking through the code

Log filters

There are these log filter switches that can be used to filter your log for message type or message level according to your needs.

Parameter	Default value	Type	Description	Source
logMessageFilter	ALL	pipe separated string	filters log messages according to settings. Possible
logLevel	ALL	string	filters log messages according to settings. Possible values are none,trace,debug,error,warn,info,step,error,fatal,all . Values are case insensitive	ExecutionSettings