log4j是线程安全的。原因是AppenderSkeleton.doAppend()方法是同步的。
源码:
public
synchronized
void doAppend(LoggingEvent event) {
if(closed) {
LogLog.error("Attempted to append to closed appender named ["+name+"].");
return;
}
if(!isAsSevereAsThreshold(event.getLevel())) {
return;
}
Filter f = this.headFilter;
FILTER_LOOP:
while(f != null) {
switch(f.decide(event)) {
case Filter.DENY: return;
case Filter.ACCEPT: break FILTER_LOOP;
case Filter.NEUTRAL: f = f.getNext();
}
}
this.append(event);
}
采用生产者消费者模式:
生产者:调用Log4j的线程,将Logging Event传送进AsyncAppender里。
消费者:Dispatcher线程和appenders。Dispatcher是一个独立的线程。是AsyncAppender的后台线程。
源码:
public AsyncAppender() {
appenders = new AppenderAttachableImpl();
//
// only set for compatibility
aai = appenders;
dispatcher =
new Thread(new Dispatcher(this, buffer, discardMap, appenders));
// It is the user's responsibility to close appenders before
// exiting.
dispatcher.setDaemon(true);
// set the dispatcher priority to lowest possible value
// dispatcher.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
dispatcher.setName("AsyncAppender-Dispatcher-" + dispatcher.getName());
dispatcher.start();
}
以上是AsyncAppender类的两个关键点:append方法和Dispatcher类,通过这两个关键点实现了异步推送日志信息的功能,这样如果大量的Logging Event进入AsyncAppender,就可以游刃有余地处理这些日志信息了。