"Implementing a Thread-Safe Singleton Logger in Java"

🚀 Day 94 of #100DaysOfCode Today, I explored one of the most interesting and practical concepts in Java Concurrency and System Design -creating a Thread-Safe Singleton Logger using Double-Checked Locking. 🧩 Problem Statement: Design a Thread-safe Singleton Logger that ensures: ✅ Only one instance of the logger exists across multiple threads. ✅ Log messages are written to both the console and a log file. ✅ Proper synchronization and lazy initialization are maintained. ✅ Avoids performance bottlenecks caused by unnecessary synchronization. I implemented this by using: Volatile keyword → To ensure visibility across threads. Private constructor → To restrict object creation. Double-checked locking pattern → To achieve thread-safe lazy initialization efficiently. Synchronized log method → To ensure only one thread writes at a time. 🧠 Key Learning Points: Understood how wait() and notifyAll() differ from synchronized blocks in concurrency control. Explored the role of the volatile keyword in preventing instruction reordering. Learned the importance of handling I/O operations safely in a multithreaded environment. Reinforced the concept of Singleton Pattern in real-world logging systems. 🧵 Output Validation: Created two threads (Thread-1 and Thread-2), both logging multiple messages concurrently. The logger ensured that all messages were written in order, without duplication or corruption -both to the console and the file application.log. ✨ Skills Practiced: Java Concurrency Thread Synchronization Design Patterns (Singleton) File Handling in Java System Design Fundamentals Every day brings a new layer of understanding to how scalable, thread-safe systems work behind the scenes. #100DaysOfCode #Java #SystemDesign #Multithreading #Concurrency #SoftwareEngineering #LearningJourney #CodingChallenge #JavaDeveloper #OOPs #DesignPatterns

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