net.logstash.logback.argument

Interface StructuredArgument

All Known Implementing Classes:

DeferredStructuredArgument, EmptyLogstashMarker, MapEntriesAppendingMarker, ObjectAppendingMarker, ObjectFieldsAppendingMarker, RawJsonAppendingMarker, SingleFieldAppendingMarker

public interface StructuredArgument

A wrapper for an argument passed to a log method (e.g. Logger.info(String, Object...)) that adds data to the JSON event (via ArgumentsJsonProvider).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	toString() Writes the data associated with this argument to a String to be included in a log event's formatted message (via parameter substitution).
void	writeTo(JsonGenerator generator) Writes the data associated with this argument to the given JsonGenerator.

Method Detail

writeTo

void writeTo(JsonGenerator generator)
      throws IOException

Writes the data associated with this argument to the given JsonGenerator.

Throws:

IOException

toString

String toString()

Writes the data associated with this argument to a String to be included in a log event's formatted message (via parameter substitution).

Note that this will only be included in the log event's formatted message if the message format includes a parameter for this argument.

Overrides:

toString in class Object