JDK-8072645 : java.util.logging should use java.time to get more precise time stamps
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util.logging
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2015-02-05
  • Updated: 2017-05-17
  • Resolved: 2015-02-25
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JDK 9
9 b53Fixed
Related Reports
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JDK-8074125 - Add SerializedLogRecord test to jdk8u
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JDK-8068730 - Increase the precision of the implementation of java.time.Clock.systemUTC()
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JDK-8146389 - java/util/logging/XMLFormatterDate.java fails during year switch
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JDK-8144262 - LogRecord.getMillis() method is a convenience API that should not have been deprecated
Sub Tasks
JDK-8175265 :  
Release Note: Precision of time stamps in java.util.logging.LogRecord has been increased - Closed
Description
java.util.logging.LogRecord contains a millisecond time stamp, taken from System.currentTimeMillis() - and java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter uses java.util.Date to format the log event time.

Millisecond resolution is often too coarse to accurately order log events coming from different JVMs.

However java.time.Clock.systemUTC().instant() makes it possible to get more accurate time stamp. This RFE proposes to change java.util.logging to make use of the increased precision offered by java.time.