CustomLogAPI

Usin this API will allow you to Create your own custom log files and write to them using the generic logger statements.

Current Features:

• Create '.log' files
• Takes any string as an input
• Optional GUI

The GUI allows other plugins to display a visual update of what is being entered into the log file.

How To Use The API:

1) Add the API file you your build path

2) I plugin.yml, make a dependency (can be soft-depend) for "CustomLogAPI"

depend: [CustomLogAPI]

3) Call the constructor in your plugin:

CustomLogAPI api = new CustomLogAPI(plugin, filename, boolean);

plugin = instance of your main plugin file

filename = the name of the log file you want (do not include the extension as the API automatically uses '.log')

boolean = true/false to display the GUI screen (server side only)

4) Log messages: There is two ways to log a message:

• INFO
• WARNING

The format of the message in the log file follows the same format as the craftbukkit logger. Heres how to add the messages:

api.Info("Info Message");
api.Warning("Warning Message");

5) Close the GUI: If you use the GUI this is a MUST!!! This should be placed in your "onDisable()" function to make sure that when the server restarts/closes the windows close. Otherwise you will get multiple instances of the logger.

api.closeLogDisplay();

This is recommended BUT depending on your plugin it may not be needed.

If you do not follow these instructions, I will not take responsibility if this breaks your plugin/server.