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+//
+// $Id: ServletContextLogger.java,v 1.1 2001/11/20 21:08:35 mdb Exp $
+//
+// samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
+// Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Bayne
+// 
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.samskivert.velocity;
+
+import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
+
+import org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeServices;
+import org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.LogSystem;
+
+/**
+ * Routes Velocity log messages to the servlet context.
+ */
+public class ServletContextLogger implements LogSystem
+{
+    // documentation inherited
+    public void init (RuntimeServices rsvc)
+    {
+        // the web framework was kind enough to slip this into the runtime
+        // instance when it started up
+        _sctx = (ServletContext)rsvc.getApplicationContext();
+        if (_sctx == null) {
+            rsvc.warn("ServletContextLogger: servlet context was not " +
+                      "supplied as application context. A user of the " +
+                      "servlet context logger must call " +
+                      "Velocity.setApplicationContext(getServletContext()).");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    public void logVelocityMessage (int level, String message)
+    {
+        // log everything for now
+        _sctx.log(message);
+    }
+
+    /** A reference to our servlet context. */
+    protected ServletContext _sctx;
+}