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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I&#8217;m working with a COTS application, writing some extensions for it. The application has a proprietary logging API. In the past, I wrote a custom logging class wrapping log4j to </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>bridge to the COTS application&#8217;s log capability. To totally isolate the usage of log4j in the API I created a wrapper around a Logger with its own Hierarchy.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We&#8217;re now exploring replacing log4j with logback in these extensions and I&#8217;m wondering if there is an analogous mechanism for accomplishing this in logback.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here is an example of what I&#8217;m doing with log4j. Note how I create a new Hierarchy and then create a logger from that hierarchy with additivity turned off. How would I do this with logback?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>public</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>final</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>class</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> AgentLogger {</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>public</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>static</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> Hierarchy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0000C0'>heirarchy</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>new</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> Hierarchy(</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>new</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> RootLogger(Level.</span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0000C0'>TRACE</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>));</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>private</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> Logger&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0000C0'>wl</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>null</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#3F5FBF'>/**</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#3F5FBF'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Private constructor</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#3F5FBF'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#3F5FBF'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F9FBF'>@param</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#3F5FBF'> name</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#3F5FBF'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; */</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>private</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> AgentLogger (String name) {</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0000C0'>wl</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> = </span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0000C0'>heirarchy</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>.getLogger(name);</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0000C0'>wl</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>.setAdditivity(</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#7F0055'>false</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>);</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Any advice appreciated. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Richard Sand</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:silver'>|</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'> CEO</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:gray'>239 Kings Highway East </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:silver'>|</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:gray'> Haddonfield </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:silver'>|</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:gray'> New Jersey 08033 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:silver'>|</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:gray'> USA<br>Mobile: +1 267 984 3651</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:silver'>|</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:gray'> Office: +1&nbsp;856 795 1722</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:silver'>|</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:gray'> Fax: +1 856 795 1733<br></span><span style='font-size:4.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'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