final BuildOperationLogInfo configuration = createLogInfo(taskName, outputFile, MAX_FAILURES);
        return new DefaultBuildOperationLogger(configuration, logger, outputFile);
    }

    protected File createOutputFile(File outputDir) {
        GFileUtils.mkdirs(outputDir);
        return new File(outputDir, "output.txt");
    }

    protected BuildOperationLogInfo createLogInfo(String taskName, File outputFile, int maximumFailures) {

    def "enabling debug causes all failures to be logged"() {
        given:
        logger.isDebugEnabled() >> debugEnabled
        def outputFile = outputDir.file("test.out")
        when:
        def config = factory.createLogInfo("testTask", outputFile, 10)
        then:
        config.maximumFailedOperationsShown == maximumFailures
        where:
        debugEnabled | maximumFailures
        false        | 10