[news.eclipse.tools.hyades] Re: simple, open workbench logging API a là

["Chris Laffra" <Chris_Laffra@xxxxxxxxxx>]

http://eclipsefaq.org, FAQ 122 might help.

Chris

"Tom Roche" <tlroche@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> summary: Please point me toward an open "equivalent" to
> c.i.e.logging.utils.MsgLogger for simple plugin-based logging and
> tracing.
>
> details:
>
> I code plugins for Rational Developer. My group uses small convenience
> classes extending com.ibm.etools.logging.utils.MsgLogger to do basic
> logging and tracing, and I use it successfully. However I'm also
> working on an (OSSC-blessed :-) open-source UI-testing project. I'd
> like to have the ability do equally simple logging and tracing, but I
> obviously don't there have access to c.i.e.*.
>
> My impression is that MsgLogger is using Hyades under the hood: is
> this correct? In any case, I'd like to know if there is one or more
> open "equivalents" of MsgLogger to
>
> · do simple logging of messages to plugin's log file (and console
>    if desired)
>
> · expose runtime tracing via Run>Run>Tracing.
>
> If so, I'd also appreciate pointers to snippets, code that uses it,
> etc. If possible, please reply to me (as well as the newsgroup), and
> feel free to forward.