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[jira] [Commented] (LOG4J2-1532) Don't throw an NPE from org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(Configuration) when the configuration is missing

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Gary Gregory commented on LOG4J2-1532:
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Also, since no one uses the return value from {{org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(Configuration)}}, I propose we change that method to be a void method.

> Don't throw an NPE from org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(Configuration) when the configuration is missing
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>
>                 Key: LOG4J2-1532
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1532
>             Project: Log4j 2
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Configurators
>    Affects Versions: 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
>            Reporter: Gary Gregory
>         Attachments: logging-log4j2.patch
>
>
> Don't throw an NPE from {{org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(Configuration)}} when the configuration is missing.
> I am seeing this in a customer use case with what the customer says is version "2.6.x."
> The method {{org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(Configuration)}} throws an exception when the given {{Configuration}} is null.
> This can happen when the method is called by {{org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(URI)}} and the file backing the URI has disappeared.
> Thoughts?
> I propose that we either:
> # Log an ERROR from {{org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(Configuration)}} instead of throwing an NPE; or
> # Change the implementation of {{org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(URI)}} to check for a null answer from {{ConfigurationFactory.getInstance().getConfiguration(contextName, configURI, cl);}} and log an ERROR if null.
> # Do both (the best IMO.)
>  



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