[logback-user] HELP - RollingFileAppender not logging when created entirely in code
Bob DeRemer
bob.deremer at burningskysoftware.com
Wed Sep 15 03:32:50 CEST 2010
Hi Logback community,
I hope the problem is operator error, but I can't seem to figure this out.
My java webapp requirements are such that we need to programmatically create
our logback logging components (i.e. no use of an XML configuration file at
all). This means I am resetting the LoggerContext and programmatically
creating a single PatternLayout along with a ConsoleAppender and 2 specific
RollingFileAppenders - 1 for general application logging and 1 dedicated to
security-related stuff. If I create these as FileAppenders, they work fine,
but as soon as I try and create RollingFileAppenders, the files get created,
but nothing is logged out.
I've provided the code I'm using below. If you look at the
createRollingFileAppender method, you will see that I'm creating the
TimeBasedRollingPolicy as well. I believe it has something to do with how
I'm building up the RollingFileAppender and the Policy.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Bob DeRemer
Senior Director, Architecture and Development
<http://www.burningskysoftware.com/> http://www.burningskysoftware.com
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public void initializeLoggerContext() throws IOException
{
// clear logging context
LoggerContext loggerContext = (LoggerContext)
LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory();
loggerContext.reset();
// create standard layout pattern to be used by all
appenders
PatternLayout layout = new PatternLayout();
layout.setContext(loggerContext);
layout.setPattern(LAYOUT_PATTERN);
layout.start();
// create console appender
ConsoleAppender<ILoggingEvent>
consoleAppender = new ConsoleAppender<ILoggingEvent>();
consoleAppender.setContext(loggerContext);
consoleAppender.setLayout(layout);
consoleAppender.start();
// create application appender
FileAppender<ILoggingEvent>
applicationAppender = this.createFileAppender(loggerContext, layout,
APPLICATION_LOG);
applicationAppender.start();
// create security appender
RollingFileAppender<ILoggingEvent>
securityAppender = this.createRollingFileAppender(loggerContext, layout,
SECURITY_LOG);
securityAppender.start();
// create configuration appender
RollingFileAppender<ILoggingEvent>
configurationAppender = this.createRollingFileAppender(loggerContext,
layout, CONFIGURATION_LOG);
configurationAppender.start();
// configure top-level ROOT logger
Logger rootLogger =
(Logger)LoggerFactory.getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
rootLogger.addAppender(consoleAppender);
rootLogger.addAppender(applicationAppender);
// configure special security logger
Logger securityLogger =
(Logger)LoggerFactory.getLogger(SECURITY_LOG);
securityLogger.setAdditive(false);
securityLogger.setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
securityLogger.addAppender(securityAppender);
// configure special configuration logger
Logger configurationLogger =
(Logger)LoggerFactory.getLogger(CONFIGURATION_LOG);
configurationLogger.setAdditive(false);
configurationLogger.setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
configurationLogger.addAppender(configurationAppender);
}
private FileAppender<ILoggingEvent>
createFileAppender(LoggerContext loggerContext, PatternLayout layout, String
logName) throws IOException
{
FileAppender<ILoggingEvent> appender = new
FileAppender<ILoggingEvent>();
// get logs directory from Application
Context
ApplicationContext appContext =
ApplicationContext.getInstance();
String logsRoot =
appContext.getLogsDirectory();
String logFile =
this.getLogFilePath(logsRoot, logName);
// create appender
appender.setContext(loggerContext);
appender.setName(logName);
appender.setFile(logFile);
appender.setAppend(true);
appender.setLayout(layout);
return appender;
}
private RollingFileAppender<ILoggingEvent>
createRollingFileAppender(LoggerContext loggerContext, PatternLayout layout,
String logName) throws IOException
{
// get logs directory from Application
Context
ApplicationContext appContext =
ApplicationContext.getInstance();
String logsRoot =
appContext.getLogsDirectory();
String logFile =
this.getLogFilePath(logsRoot, logName);
// create appender
RollingFileAppender<ILoggingEvent> appender
= new RollingFileAppender<ILoggingEvent>();
appender.setContext(loggerContext);
appender.setName(logName);
appender.setFile(logFile);
appender.setAppend(true);
appender.setLayout(layout);
// create rollover policy
TimeBasedRollingPolicy<ILoggingEvent> policy
= new TimeBasedRollingPolicy<ILoggingEvent>();
policy.setContext(loggerContext);
policy.setFileNamePattern(this.getArchiveFileNamePattern(logsRoot,
logName));
// MUST set parent - linking appender to
policy, or you get a NULL ptr exception when starting appender
policy.setParent(appender);
// associate policy with appender
appender.setRollingPolicy(policy);
return appender;
}
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