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This module contains examples to use the Wikidata Toolkit. This module also contains classes that are used to run benchmarks.

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package org.wikidata.wdtk.examples;

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import org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender;
import org.apache.log4j.Level;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout;

/**
 * Class for sharing code that is used in many examples.
 * 
 * @author Markus Kroetzsch
 * 
 */
public class ExampleHelpers {

	/**
	 * Defines how messages should be logged. This method can be modified to
	 * restrict the logging messages that are shown on the console or to change
	 * their formatting. See the documentation of Log4J for details on how to do
	 * this.
	 */
	public static void configureLogging() {
		// Create the appender that will write log messages to the console.
		ConsoleAppender consoleAppender = new ConsoleAppender();
		// Define the pattern of log messages.
		// Insert the string "%c{1}:%L" to also show class name and line.
		String pattern = "%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p - %m%n";
		consoleAppender.setLayout(new PatternLayout(pattern));
		// Change to Level.ERROR for fewer messages:
		consoleAppender.setThreshold(Level.INFO);

		consoleAppender.activateOptions();
		Logger.getRootLogger().addAppender(consoleAppender);
	}
}