Public Types
enum	Constraint { MINIMUM, MAXIMUM, MINMAX, EXACT, STRING_WILDCHAR }
Public Member Functions
	Filter (LogField field, boolean isLethal, Comparable minimum, Comparable maximum, boolean notFilter) throws InvalidFilterConstraintException
	Filter (LogField field, boolean isLethal, Integer exact, boolean notFilter) throws InvalidFilterConstraintException
	Filter (LogField field, boolean isLethal, Integer minimum, Integer maximum, boolean notFilter) throws InvalidFilterConstraintException
	Filter (LogField field, boolean isLethal, Object exact, boolean notFilter) throws InvalidFilterConstraintException
	Filter (LogField field, boolean isLethal, String regularExpression, boolean notFilter) throws InvalidFilterConstraintException, PatternSyntaxException
	Filter (LogField field, boolean isLethal, String minimum, String maximum, boolean notFilter) throws InvalidFilterConstraintException
	Filter (LogField field, boolean isLethal, Date minimum, Date maximum, boolean notFilter) throws InvalidFilterConstraintException
boolean	applyTo (ILogEntry logEntry, boolean lethalCircumstances)
boolean	applyTo (Object obj)
String	toString ()
String	toXMLString ()
boolean	notPolicyApplyed ()
boolean	getIsLethal ()
LogField	getField ()
Static Public Member Functions
static Filter	buildFilter (LogField field, String lethal, String not, String min, String minType, String max, String maxType, String exact, String exactType, String wildChar) throws Exception
Public Attributes
LogField	field = null
Constraint	constraint = null
String	regularExpression = null
Comparable	minimum = null
Comparable	maximum = null
Object	exact = null

Detailed Description

A Filter is a class used for filtering LogEntries. It has the following characteristics:

Filterable field: A LogEntryXML's attribute to be used as a filterable criteria.
Constraint type: A type of filter to apply, e.g. regular expression for Strings, lower bound for integers, etc
Constraints: Specific constraints to be used for this filter. Number and class of constraints depends on Constraint type
isLethal: A boolean attribute that specifies when the filter is applied. If the filter is lethal, it is applied at the engine level - the logs that do not get through are discarded immediately and can never reach the data holders. If the filter is not lethal, the GUI determines whether the logs can be seen or not. The GUI should make a clear distinction between the two types of filters.
notFilter: A boolean that the filter has to be used as a not specification (i.e. log entries pass if DO NOT match the filter)

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum com::cosylab::logging::engine::Filter::Constraint

The possible comparison types

Author:: acaproni

Enumerator:

MINIMUM
MAXIMUM
MINMAX
EXACT
STRING_WILDCHAR

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.Filter	(	LogField	field,
		boolean	isLethal,
		Comparable	minimum,
		Comparable	maximum,
		boolean	notFilter
	)			throws InvalidFilterConstraintException

Constructor

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.constraint, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.maximum, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.minimum.

com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.Filter	(	LogField	field,
		boolean	isLethal,
		Integer	exact,
		boolean	notFilter
	)			throws InvalidFilterConstraintException

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.exact, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field.

com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.Filter	(	LogField	field,
		boolean	isLethal,
		Integer	minimum,
		Integer	maximum,
		boolean	notFilter
	)			throws InvalidFilterConstraintException

Insert the method's description here. Creation date: (2/7/02 2:46:21 PM)

Parameters:

	field	int
	isLethal	boolean
	minimum	java.lang.Integer
	maximum	java.lang.Integer

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.constraint, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.maximum, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.minimum.

com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.Filter	(	LogField	field,
		boolean	isLethal,
		Object	exact,
		boolean	notFilter
	)			throws InvalidFilterConstraintException

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.exact, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field.

com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.Filter	(	LogField	field,
		boolean	isLethal,
		String	regularExpression,
		boolean	notFilter
	)			throws InvalidFilterConstraintException, PatternSyntaxException

Build a filter with a regular expression Check if the string is a valid regular expression

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.regularExpression.

com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.Filter	(	LogField	field,
		boolean	isLethal,
		String	minimum,
		String	maximum,
		boolean	notFilter
	)			throws InvalidFilterConstraintException

Insert the method's description here. Creation date: (2/7/02 2:48:18 PM)

Parameters:

	field	int
	isLethal	boolean
	minimum	java.lang.String
	maximum	java.lang.String

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.constraint, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.maximum, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.minimum.

com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.Filter	(	LogField	field,
		boolean	isLethal,
		Date	minimum,
		Date	maximum,
		boolean	notFilter
	)			throws InvalidFilterConstraintException

Insert the method's description here. Creation date: (2/7/02 2:47:35 PM)

Parameters:

	field	int
	isLethal	boolean
	minimum	java.util.Date
	maximum	java.util.Date

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.constraint, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.maximum, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.minimum.

Member Function Documentation

boolean com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.applyTo	(	ILogEntry	logEntry,
		boolean	lethalCircumstances
	)

The most imporant method of this class. Returns true if LogEntryXML passes through the filter and false otherwise.

If this instance is a non-lethal filter and is called in lethal circumstances (at an engine level), this filter always returns true.

If this instance is a lethal filter and is called in non-lethal circumstances (at a GUI level), this filter always returns true.

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.log.ILogEntry.getField().

Referenced by alma.acs.logging.table.LogTableRowFilter.include().

boolean com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.applyTo ( Object obj )

Apply the filter to the passed object.

Parameters:

obj

The object to apply the filter to

Returns:: true if the object matches the filter

References com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.constraint, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.exact, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.field, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.maximum, com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.minimum, and com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.regularExpression.

static Filter com.cosylab.logging.engine.Filter.buildFilter	(	LogField	field,
		String	lethal,
		String	not,
		String	min,
		String	minType,
		String	max,
		String	maxType,
		String	exact,
		String	exactType,
		String	wildChar
	)			throws Exception `[static]`

Build a Filter object All the parameters are String objects. Before building the object, the value of each parameter is checked This method is too long (and boring) for my taste but it is very easy

Parameters:

	field	The filed parameter fo Filter
	lethal	The isLethal parameter of Filter
	not	The applyAsNOT parameter of Filter
	min	The minimum parameter of Filter
	minType	The type of minimum
	max	The max parameter of Filter
	maxType	The type of max
	exact	The exact parameter of Filter
	exactType	The type of exact
	wildChar	The regularExpression parameter of Filter