When I want to log a message, a variable, or an exception I would like to write it quickly. Therefore I’ve created some templates which generate logging instruction based on slf4j.

Netbeans IDE

I have created the following code template:

1

private static final ${LOGGER_TYPE type="org.slf4j.Logger" default="Logger" editable=false} LOGGER = ${LOGGER_FACTORY type="org.slf4j.LoggerFactory" default="LoggerFactory" editable=false}.getLogger(${CLASS editable="false" currClassName}.class);

and I have associated it to the abbreviation log. Than at the cursor:

1
2
3

public class MyClass {
    |
    ...

I type log + TAB and NetBeans expands the text:

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

...

public class MyClass {
    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MyClass.class);
    ...

I have also defined the shortcuts:

• logd + TAB
• logw + TAB
• logi + TAB
• loge + TAB

defined as:

• ${LOGGER_CONST default="LOGGER" editable=false}.debug("${logMessage}");
• ${LOGGER_CONST default="LOGGER" editable=false}.warn("${logMessage}");
• ${LOGGER_CONST default="LOGGER" editable=false}.info("${logMessage}");
• ${LOGGER_CONST default="LOGGER" editable=false}.error("${logMessage}", ex);

which generate:

1
2
3
4

LOGGER.debug("logMessage");
LOGGER.warn("logMessage");
LOGGER.info("logMessage");
LOGGER.error("logMessage", ex);

Eclipse IDE

Sometime I use Eclipse which has code templates too:

• Windows > Preferences
• Java > Editor > Templates
• New

The log shortcut is defined as:

1
2

${:import(org.slf4j.Logger,org.slf4j.LoggerFactory)}
private static final ${loggerType:newType(org.slf4j.Logger)} LOGGER = ${loggerFactoryType:newType(org.slf4j.LoggerFactory)}.getLogger(${enclosing_type}.class);

while the the various:

• logd
• logw
• logi
• loge

are defined as:

• LOGGER.debug(${word_selection}${});${cursor}
• LOGGER.warn(${word_selection}${});${cursor}
• LOGGER.info(${word_selection}${});${cursor}
• LOGGER.error(${word_selection}${});${cursor}