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+/*
+ *  Copyright 2010 BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com. All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ *  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+ *  permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+ *        conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 
+ *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+ *        of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ *        provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ *  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ *  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com OR
+ *  CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ *  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+ *  SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ *  ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ *  NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ *  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * 
+ *  The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the
+ *  authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies, either expressed
+ *  or implied, of BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com.
+ */
+
+package mage.util;
+
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler;
+import java.util.logging.Formatter;
+import java.util.logging.Handler;
+import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com
+ */
+public class Logging {
+
+	public static Logger getLogger(String name) {
+		Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(name);
+		logger.setUseParentHandlers(false);
+		ConsoleHandler handler = new ConsoleHandler();
+		handler.setFormatter(new LogFormatter());
+		logger.addHandler(handler);
+		return logger;
+	}
+
+}
+
+class LogFormatter extends Formatter {
+
+	private static final DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss.SSS");
+
+	@Override
+	public String format(LogRecord record) {
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(1000);
+        builder.append(df.format(new Date(record.getMillis()))).append(" - ");
+        builder.append("[").append(record.getSourceClassName()).append(".");
+        builder.append(record.getSourceMethodName()).append("] - ");
+        builder.append("[").append(record.getLevel()).append("] - ");
+        builder.append(formatMessage(record));
+		if (record.getThrown() != null) {
+			try {
+				StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+				PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
+				record.getThrown().printStackTrace(pw);
+				pw.close();
+				builder.append(sw.toString());
+			} catch (Exception ex) {
+			}
+		}
+        builder.append("\n");
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+
+	@Override
+    public String getHead(Handler h) {
+        return super.getHead(h);
+    }
+
+	@Override
+    public String getTail(Handler h) {
+        return super.getTail(h);
+    }
+
+}
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