Name: sw70030 Date: 10/29/99


These APIs will be suitable for logging events from within
the Java platform and from within Java applications.

This feature is intended to allow field service engineers
to obtain information to help diagnose application problems in
the field. This includes configuration issues and performance
problems as well as application failures. The APIs are intended
to be used from both within the Java platform implementation
and from within Java applications to provide logging and
tracing information.

Many operating systems provide some form of logging so that
application programs can record key events, particularly on
error conditions. It is desirable that the Java logging APIs
should be able to interact with operating system logging
services. In addition the logging APIs should enable logging
to files or to network management services.

This API is being developed under the Java Community Process as JSR-047.