Reads a log stream but keeps only its last lines, each cut to a maximum length, so that a large logcat buffer (several MB, e.g. More...

Collaboration diagram for de.yaacc.util.LogTail:

Static Public Member Functions
static String	read (BufferedReader reader, int maxLines, int maxLineChars) throws IOException

Detailed Description

Reads a log stream but keeps only its last lines, each cut to a maximum length, so that a large logcat buffer (several MB, e.g.

after a flood of stack traces) cannot freeze the log viewer: memory, text comparison and text layout stay bounded. Plain JVM.

Member Function Documentation

static String de.yaacc.util.LogTail.read	(	BufferedReader	reader,
		int	maxLines,
		int	maxLineChars ) throws IOException

static

Parameters

reader	the stream to read to its end
maxLines	the number of last lines to keep, at least 1
maxLineChars	the longest line kept; longer lines end with an ellipsis

Returns: the kept lines, each followed by a line feed; empty if there was no line

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