}
if( HOWL_JOURNAL_TYPE.equals(journalType) ) {
try {
Configuration config = new Configuration();
config.setLogFileDir(directory.getCanonicalPath());
return new HowlJournal(config);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw e;
} catch (Exception e) {
throw (IOException)new IOException("Could not open HOWL journal: "+e.getMessage()).initCause(e);
}