Java class to consume a stream and log it

StreamLogger.java

// by Charney Kaye <charneykaye.com>
package com.charneykaye;

import org.slf4j.Logger;

import java.io.*;

public class StreamLogger  implements Runnable {
  private final Logger LOG;
  private final InputStream _inputStream;

  public StreamLogger(Logger LOG, InputStream is) {
    this.LOG = LOG;
    _inputStream = is;
  }

  public static void close(Reader reader) {
    try {
      if (reader != null) {
        reader.close();
      }
    } catch (IOException e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  public void run() {
    InputStreamReader isr = null;
    BufferedReader br = null;
    try {
      isr = new InputStreamReader(_inputStream);
      br = new BufferedReader(isr);
      String line;
      while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
        LOG.info("----> {}", line);
      }
    } catch (IOException e) {
      LOG.error("Failed to gobble stream!", e);
    } finally {
      close(isr);
      close(br);
    }
  }
}