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Posted to commits@logging.apache.org by rg...@apache.org on 2011/11/28 02:43:08 UTC
svn commit: r1206960 - in
/logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site: site.xml
xdoc/manual/configuration.xml xdoc/manual/lookups.xml
Author: rgoers
Date: Mon Nov 28 01:43:07 2011
New Revision: 1206960
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1206960&view=rev
Log:
Add documentation for lookups
Modified:
logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/site.xml
logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/configuration.xml
logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/lookups.xml
Modified: logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/site.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/site.xml?rev=1206960&r1=1206959&r2=1206960&view=diff
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--- logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/site.xml (original)
+++ logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/site.xml Mon Nov 28 01:43:07 2011
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
</item>
<item name="Lookups" href="/manual/lookups.html" collapse="true">
<item name="ContextMap" href="/manual/lookups.html#ContextMapLookup"/>
+ <item name="Environment" href="/manual/lookups.html#EnvironmentLookup"/>
+ <item name="Map" href="/manual/lookups.html#MapLookup"/>
<item name="StructuredData" href="/manual/lookups.html#StructuredDataLookup"/>
<item name="SystemProperties" href="/manual/lookups.html#SystemPropertiesLookup"/>
</item>
Modified: logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/configuration.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/configuration.xml?rev=1206960&r1=1206959&r2=1206960&view=diff
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--- logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/configuration.xml (original)
+++ logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/configuration.xml Mon Nov 28 01:43:07 2011
@@ -735,6 +735,19 @@
out in their documentation.
</p>
<p>
+ If no value is found for the key in the Lookup associated with the prefix then the value associated with
+ the key in the properties declaration in the configuration file will be used. If no value is found
+ the variable declaration will be returned as the value. Default values may be declared in the configuration
+ by doing:
+ </p>
+ <source><![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>;
+<configuration>
+ <properties>
+ <property name="type">Audit</property>
+ </properties>
+ ...
+</configuration>]]></source>
+ <p>
<i>As a footnote, it is worth pointing out that the variables in the RollingFile appender declaration
will also not be evaluated when the configuration is processed. This is simply because the resolution
of the whole RollingFile element is deferred until a match occurs.
Modified: logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/lookups.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/lookups.xml?rev=1206960&r1=1206959&r2=1206960&view=diff
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--- logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/lookups.xml (original)
+++ logging/log4j/branches/BRANCH_2_0_EXPERIMENTAL/rgoers/src/site/xdoc/manual/lookups.xml Mon Nov 28 01:43:07 2011
@@ -25,27 +25,112 @@
<body>
<section name="Lookups">
<p>
-
+ Lookups provide a way to add values to the Log4j configuration at arbitrary places. They are
+ a particular type of Plugin that implements the
+ <a href="../log4j2-core/apidocs/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/lookup/StrLookup.html">StrLookup</a> interface.
+ Information on how to use Lookups in configuration files can be found in the
+ <a href="./configuration.html#PropertySubstitution">Property Substitution</a> section of the
+ <a href="./configuration.html">Configuration</a> page.
</p>
<a name="ContextMapLookup"/>
<subsection name="ContextMapLookup">
-
+ <p>
+ The ContextMapLookup allows applications to store data in the Log4j ThreadContext Map and
+ then retrieve the values in the Log4j configuration. In the example below, the application
+ would store the current user's login id in the ThreadContext Map with the key "loginId". During
+ initial configuration processing the first '$' will be removed. The PatternLayout supports
+ interpolation with Lookups and will then resolve the variable for each event. Note that
+ the pattern "%X{loginId}" would achieve the same result.
+ </p>
+ <source><![CDATA[ <File name="Application" fileName="application.log">
+ <PatternLayout>
+ <pattern>%d %p %C{1.} [%t] $${ctx:loginId} %m%n</pattern>
+ </PatternLayout>
+ </File>]]></source>
</subsection>
<a name="EnvironmentLookup"/>
<subsection name="EnvironmentLookup">
-
+ <p>
+ The EnvironmentLookup allows systems to configure environment variables, either in global files
+ such as /etc/profile or in the startup scripts for applications, and then retrieve those variables
+ from within the logging configuration. The example below includes the name of the currently logged
+ in user in the application log.
+ </p>
+ <source><![CDATA[ <File name="Application" fileName="application.log">
+ <PatternLayout>
+ <pattern>%d %p %C{1.} [%t] $${env:USER} %m%n</pattern>
+ </PatternLayout>
+ </File>]]></source>
</subsection>
<a name="MapLookup"/>
<subsection name="MapLookup">
-
+ <p>
+ The MapLookup serves two purposes.
+ <ol>
+ <li>Provide the base for Properties declared in the configuration file.</li>
+ <li>Retrieve values from MapMessages in LogEvents.</li>
+ </ol>
+ The first item simply means that the MapLookup is used to substitute properties that are defined
+ in the configuration file. These variables are specified without a prefix - e.g. <code>${name}</code>.
+ The second usage allows a value from the current
+ <a href="../log4j2-api/apidocs/org/apache/logging/log4j/message/MapMessage.html">MapMessage</a>,
+ if one is part of the current log event, to be substituted. In the example below the RoutingAppender will
+ use a different RollingFileAppender for each unique value of the key named "type" in the MapMessage. Note
+ that when used this way a value for "type" should be declared in the properties declaration to provide
+ a default value in case the message is not a MapMessage or the MapMessage does not contain the key. See the
+ <a href="./configuration.html#PropertySubstitution">Property Substitution</a> section of the
+ <a href="./configuration.html">Configuration</a> page for information on how to set the default values.
+ </p>
+ <source><![CDATA[ <Routing name="Routing">
+ <Routes pattern="$${map:type}">
+ <Route>
+ <RollingFile name="Rolling-${map:type}" fileName="${filename}"
+ filePattern="target/rolling1/test1-${map:type}.%i.log.gz">
+ <PatternLayout>
+ <pattern>%d %p %C{1.} [%t] %m%n</pattern>
+ </PatternLayout>
+ <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="500" />
+ </RollingFile>
+ </Route>
+ </Routes>
+ </Routing>
+ ]]></source>
</subsection>
- <a name="StructuredDtaLookup"/>
+ <a name="StructuredDataLookup"/>
<subsection name="StructuredDataLookup">
-
+ <p>
+ The StructuredDataLookup is very similar to the MapLookup in that it will retrieve values from
+ StructuredDataMessages. In addition to the Map values it will also return the name portion of the
+ id (not including the enterprise number) and the type field. The main difference between the
+ example below and the example for MapMessage is that the "type" is an attribute of the
+ <a href="../log4j2-api/apidocs/org/apache/logging/log4j/message/StructuredDataMessage.html">StructuredDataMessage</a>
+ while "type" would have to be an item in the Map in a MapMessage.
+ </p>
+ <source><![CDATA[ <Routing name="Routing">
+ <Routes pattern="$${sd:type}">
+ <Route>
+ <RollingFile name="Rolling-${sd:type}" fileName="${filename}"
+ filePattern="target/rolling1/test1-${sd:type}.%i.log.gz">
+ <PatternLayout>
+ <pattern>%d %p %C{1.} [%t] %m%n</pattern>
+ </PatternLayout>
+ <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="500" />
+ </RollingFile>
+ </Route>
+ </Routes>
+ </Routing>
+ ]]></source>
</subsection>
<a name="SystemPropertiesLookup"/>
<subsection name="SystemPropertiesLookup">
-
+ <p>
+ As it is quite common to define values inside and outside the application by using System Properties,
+ it is only natural that they should be accessible via a Lookup. As system properties are often
+ defined outside the application it would be quite common to see something like:
+ </p>
+ <source><![CDATA[ <appenders>
+ <File name="ApplicationLog" fileName="${sys:logPath}/app.log"/>
+ </appenders>]]></source>
</subsection>
</section>
</body>