[jira] [Created] (LOG4J2-2172) Provide lightweight alternative implementations: log4j-simple and log4j-nop

["Mikael Ståldal (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Mikael Ståldal created LOG4J2-2172:
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             Summary: Provide lightweight alternative implementations: log4j-simple and log4j-nop
                 Key: LOG4J2-2172
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2172
             Project: Log4j 2
          Issue Type: New Feature
    Affects Versions: 2.10.0
            Reporter: Mikael Ståldal


To encourage usage of Log4J 2 API as a ubiquitous logging API for Java/JVM, we should provide some lightweight alternative implementations that can be used instead of {{log4j-core}}:

*  {{log4j-simple}} which uses [SimpleLog|https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/log4j-api/apidocs/org/apache/logging/log4j/simple/SimpleLogger.html] without any error or warning message.

* {{log4j-nop}} which silently discard all logging.

This would be useful when libraries/frameworks use {{log4j-api}}. Then users of such libraries/frameworks who are not interested in a comprehensive logging system will have an easier time. It will also help usage on "odd" platforms like Android where {{log4j-core}} can be problematic.

(This is inspired from SLF4J.)



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