org.apache.tools.ant.listener.Log4jListener.taskStarted logging with INFO priority

[Bernhard Lenz <BL...@BerMark.com>]

We configured our build scripts to use ant's Log4jListener to log the
build outputs. 

 

Unfortunately the log outputs get cluttered with tons of "Task started"
and "Task finished" statements which are created by the
org.apache.tools.ant.listener.Log4jListener.taskStarted and taskFinished
methods which log with INFO priority. We cannot filter the INFO messages
because other important information (e.g. execTask, etc.) is logged with
INFO priority. 

 

Does it make sense to change the
org.apache.tools.ant.listener.Log4jListener.taskStarted and taskFinished
methods in the ant code base to log with DEBUG or VERBOSE priority
instead of INFO? I believe start and finish statements (especially on
the task level) is more debugging information rather than helpful info
data. 

What is your opinion? 

 

Greetings

Bernie

Re: org.apache.tools.ant.listener.Log4jListener.taskStarted logging with INFO priority

[Erik Hatcher <ja...@ehatchersolutions.com>]

Can you not simply take advantage of Log4j's category mechanisms to 
filter out the category logged by taskStarted/taskFinished which is the 
class name of the task?

Thats the beauty of Log4j-like logging - that you can simply log stuff 
out without much regard for how its used later, and then filter it using 
run-time configuration.

	Erik


Bernhard Lenz wrote:
> We configured our build scripts to use ant's Log4jListener to log the
> build outputs. 
> 
>  
> 
> Unfortunately the log outputs get cluttered with tons of "Task started"
> and "Task finished" statements which are created by the
> org.apache.tools.ant.listener.Log4jListener.taskStarted and taskFinished
> methods which log with INFO priority. We cannot filter the INFO messages
> because other important information (e.g. execTask, etc.) is logged with
> INFO priority. 
> 
>  
> 
> Does it make sense to change the
> org.apache.tools.ant.listener.Log4jListener.taskStarted and taskFinished
> methods in the ant code base to log with DEBUG or VERBOSE priority
> instead of INFO? I believe start and finish statements (especially on
> the task level) is more debugging information rather than helpful info
> data. 
> 
> What is your opinion? 
> 
>  
> 
> Greetings
> 
> Bernie
> 
> 



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