code: public static void configureDefaultHandler (int maxRepeat)
      {
          Logger logger = LogManager.getLogManager().getLogger("");
          Handler[] handlers = logger.getHandlers();
          RepeatRecordFilter filter = new RepeatRecordFilter(maxRepeat);
          for (int ii = 0; ii < handlers.length; ii++) {
              handlers[ii].setFilter(filter);
          }
      }
docs: Configures the default logging handlers to use an instance of this
  filter.