# Interface LoggingManager

All Superinterfaces:
  `LoggingOutput`

public interface LoggingManager extends LoggingOutput

A `LoggingManager` provides access to and control over the Gradle logging system. Using this interface, you can control standard output and error capture and receive logging events.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `LoggingManager`
  `captureStandardError(LogLevel level)`
  Requests that output written to System.err be routed to Gradle's logging system.
  `LoggingManager`
  `captureStandardOutput(LogLevel level)`
  Requests that output written to System.out be routed to Gradle's logging system.
  `LogLevel`
  `getLevel()`
  Returns the current logging level.
  `LogLevel`
  `getStandardErrorCaptureLevel()`
  Returns the log level that output written to System.err will be mapped to.
  `LogLevel`
  `getStandardOutputCaptureLevel()`
  Returns the log level that output written to System.out will be mapped to.

  ### Methods inherited from interface LoggingOutput

  `addStandardErrorListener, addStandardOutputListener, removeStandardErrorListener, removeStandardOutputListener`

- ## Method Details

  - ### captureStandardOutput

    LoggingManager captureStandardOutput(LogLevel level)
    Requests that output written to System.out be routed to Gradle's logging system. The default is that System.out is routed to `LogLevel.QUIET`
    Parameters:
      `level` - The log level to route System.out to.
    Returns:
      this

  - ### captureStandardError

    LoggingManager captureStandardError(LogLevel level)
    Requests that output written to System.err be routed to Gradle's logging system. The default is that System.err is routed to `LogLevel.ERROR`.
    Parameters:
      `level` - The log level to route System.err to.
    Returns:
      this

  - ### getStandardOutputCaptureLevel

    LogLevel getStandardOutputCaptureLevel()
    Returns the log level that output written to System.out will be mapped to.
    Returns:
      The log level. Returns null when standard output capture is disabled.

  - ### getStandardErrorCaptureLevel

    LogLevel getStandardErrorCaptureLevel()
    Returns the log level that output written to System.err will be mapped to.
    Returns:
      The log level. Returns null when standard error capture is disabled.

  - ### getLevel

    LogLevel getLevel()
    Returns the current logging level.
    Returns:
      The current logging level.