package ch.qos.logback.core.rolling;

import ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender;
import ch.qos.logback.core.FlushableAppender;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Customized {@link RollingFileAppender} implementation that automatically creates parent directories in the log file
 * path.
 * <p/>
 * This has been filed as a Bugzilla Bug for Logback: http://bugzilla.qos.ch/show_bug.cgi?id=137
 * <p/>
 * Delete this class once the bug has been fixed and the new version is available internally.
 *
 * @author brunon
 * @version $$Revision: #1 $$, $$DateTime: 2008/08/08 16:03:34 $$
 * @since Mar 20, 2008
 */
public class DirectoryCreateRollingFileAppender<E> extends RollingFileAppender<E> implements FlushableAppender<E>
{
    @Override
    public synchronized void setFile() throws IOException
    {
        // create parent directories as needed
        new File( fileName ).getParentFile().mkdirs();

        // then proceed as usual
        super.setFile();
    }

    public void flush() throws IOException
    {
        writer.flush();
    }
}