Class DeleteBackupPolicy

java.lang.Object
com.gigaspaces.logger.DeleteBackupPolicy
All Implemented Interfaces:
BackupPolicy

public class DeleteBackupPolicy extends Object implements BackupPolicy
A backup policy that deletes any file which is older than the specified period, but keeps at least as many of the specified backup files.

By default, a file is kept for a 30 day period. After 30 days, the file is deleted; Unless if there are less than 10 backup files available.

These properties can be configured either by modifying the logging configuration file or by use of a system property override, as specified by:

-Dcom.gigaspaces.logger.DeleteBackupPolicy.[property-name]=[property-value]
For example:
-Dcom.gigaspaces.logger.DeleteBackupPolicy.period=60

Note: The RollingFileHandler is by default configured to use the NullBackupPolicy.

Since:
7.0
Author:
Moran Avigdor
  • Constructor Details

    • DeleteBackupPolicy

      public DeleteBackupPolicy()
      Constructs a delete-backup policy specifying the period (in days) to keep a file before deletion, and the number of files to keep as backup.
  • Method Details

    • track

      public void track(File file)
      Description copied from interface: BackupPolicy
      Track a newly created file. A file is either created upon rollover or at initialization time. Implementation can keep track of files and decide whether to trigger the backup policy.
      Specified by:
      track in interface BackupPolicy
      Parameters:
      file - A newly created file.