CodeSOD: A Debug Log

One would imagine that logging has been largely solved at this point. Simple tasks, like, "Only print this message when we're in debug mode," seem like obvious, well-understood features for any logging library.

"LostLozz offers us a… different approach to this problem.

if ( LOG.isDebugEnabled() ) {

	try {

		Integer i = null;

		i.doubleValue();

	}

	catch ( NullPointerException e ) {

		LOG.debug(context.getIdentity().getToken() + " stopTime:"

				+ instrPoint.getDescription() + " , "

				+ instrPoint.getDepth(), e);

	}

}

If we're in debug mode, trigger a null pointer exception, and catch it. Then we can log our message, including the exception- presumably because we want the stack trace. Because - Provision your servers automatically without ever needing to log-in to a command prompt. Get started today!