[Resource] Error Logging to a file

Hi, there! Here's an easy to use resource that you can use to log errors to a .txt file so server owners and players can report or fix errors. Here's how to use it:

Add the following to your main class and edit anything you want:

Code:java

 
    public void logError(String ID, String description, String cause, String solution) {
        try {
            File dataFolder = getDataFolder();
            if(!dataFolder.exists()) {
                dataFolder.mkdir();
            }
            File errorLog = new File(getDataFolder(), "errorlog.txt"); //edit 'errorlog.txt' to whatever
            if(!errorLog.exists()) {
                errorLog.createNewFile();
                getLogger().info("Created file '" + errorLog.getName() + "'."); //edit or remove if you don't want to log to console
            }
            FileWriter fileWriter = new FileWriter(errorLog, true);
            PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(fileWriter);
 
            Calendar calender = Calendar.getInstance();
            calender.getTime();
 
            SimpleDateFormat dateAndTimeFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy - h:mm a"); //edit to whatever date format you like
            String dateAndTime = dateAndTimeFormat.format(calender.getTime());
 
            writer.println("[" + dateAndTime + "] Error #" + ID + " - " + description + " | Caused by: " + cause + " | Solution: " + solution + "."); //edit to whatever using the variables "dateAndTime", "ID", "description", "cause", "solution"
            writer.flush();
            writer.close();
 
            getLogger().warning("An error was logged in the '" + dataFolder.getName() + "' folder."); //edit or remove if you don't want to log to console
        } catch (IOException exception) {
            exception.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
 

Now use the following to log the error to the file:

Code:java

 
logError("someId", "Description of the error", "What caused the error", "A solution to fix the error");
 

Hope it helps!