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+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 EfficiOS Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Alexandre Montplaisir <alexmonthy@efficios.com>
+ */
+
+package org.lttng.ust.agent.utils;
+
+/**
+ * Logging infrastructure for the lttng-ust Java agent. It prints log messages
+ * to stderr but only when the environment variable LTTNG_UST_DEBUG is defined.
+ *
+ * @author Alexandre Montplaisir
+ */
+public class LttngUstAgentLogger {
+
+ private static final String ENV_VAR_NAME = "LTTNG_UST_DEBUG";
+ private static final boolean LOGGING_ENABLED = (System.getenv(ENV_VAR_NAME) == null ? false : true);
+
+ /**
+ * Log event. Will be printed to stderr if the environment variable
+ * "LTTNG_UST_DEBUG" is defined.
+ *
+ * @param c
+ * The class logging the message (should normally be called with
+ * {@link #getClass()}).
+ * @param message
+ * The message to print
+ */
+ public static void log(Class<?> c, String message) {
+ if (LOGGING_ENABLED) {
+ System.err.println(c.getSimpleName() + ": " + message);
+ }
+ }
+}