/**
* Stop this appender instance. The underlying stream or writer is also closed.
*
* <p>Stopped appenders cannot be reused.
*/
public void stop() {
lock.lock();
try {
closeOutputStream();
super.stop();
} finally {
lock.unlock();
}
}
/**
* Checks that requires parameters are set and if everything is in order, activates this appender.
*/
public void start() {
int errors = 0;
if (this.encoder == null) {
addStatus(new ErrorStatus("No encoder set for the appender named \"" + name + "\".", this));
errors++;
}
if (this.outputStream == null) {
addStatus(
new ErrorStatus("No output stream set for the appender named \"" + name + "\".", this));
errors++;
}
// only error free appenders should be activated
if (errors == 0) {
super.start();
}
}
