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[jira] [Assigned] (LOG4J2-1124) LogManager.getLogger()

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1124?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Remko Popma reassigned LOG4J2-1124:
-----------------------------------

    Assignee: Remko Popma

> LogManager.getLogger()
> ----------------------
>
>                 Key: LOG4J2-1124
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1124
>             Project: Log4j 2
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: API
>    Affects Versions: 2.3
>         Environment: win64 java8 osgi
>            Reporter: Hüseyin Kartal
>            Assignee: Remko Popma
>             Fix For: 2.4.1
>
>
> As in log4j2 api the LogManager.getLogger() call should return a logger for the calling class.
> {code}
>     /**
>      * Returns a Logger with the name of the calling class.
>      * @return The Logger for the calling class.
>      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the calling class cannot be determined.
>      */
>     public static Logger getLogger() {
>         return getLogger(ReflectionUtil.getCallerClass(2));
>     }
> {code}
> But in the following example the returned logger is get for the declaring AbstractLogger class and not as assumed for the calling Classes InstanceLogger and InstanceLogger2.
> {code}
> public class LogTest {
>     protected class AbstractBase {
>         Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
>         public AbstractBase() {
>             super();
>             logger.info("init");
>         }
>         void log(String s) {
>             logger.info(s);
>         }
>     }
>     protected class InstanceBase extends AbstractBase {
>         @Override
>         void log(String s) {
>             super.log(s);
>             logger.info(s);
>         }
>     }
>     protected class InstanceBase2 extends AbstractBase {
>         @Override
>         void log(String s) {
>             super.log(s);
>             logger.info(s);
>         }
>     }
>     @Test
>     public final void testLoggerInstance() {
>         new InstanceBase().log("logging");
>         new InstanceBase2().log("logging");
>     }
> }
> {code}
> The Output is
> {code}
> 2015-09-18 13:51:21,830  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$AbstractBase       -  [] * init -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:51:21,831  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$AbstractBase      -  [] * logging -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:51:21,831  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$AbstractBase      -  [] * logging -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:51:21,831  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$AbstractBase      -  [] * init -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:51:21,831  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$AbstractBase      -  [] * logging -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:51:21,831  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$AbstractBase      -  [] * logging -                                    
> {code}
> A workaround is to call *LogManager.getLogger(getClass())* but i assume that in most cases the logger for the calling class is needed so it would be nice to change the behaviour of LogManager.getLogger().
> The output of the workaround is
> {code}
> 2015-09-18 13:53:50,538  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$InstanceBase      -  [] * init -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:53:50,538  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$InstanceBase      -  [] * logging -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:53:50,538  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$InstanceBase      -  [] * logging -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:53:50,543  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$InstanceBase2     -  [] * init -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:53:50,543  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$InstanceBase2     -  [] * logging -                                    
> 2015-09-18 13:53:50,543  INFO - main                 - d.z.w.l.LogUtilsTest$InstanceBase2     -  [] * logging -                                    
> {code}



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