On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, at 12:09, Christopher Schultz wrote: > Is it even possible to use PatternLayout safely with JSON-encoded data? > What if you log a username which contains a " character? Won't that > completely break your JSON?
This can be done using the %encode pattern described in the documentation: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/layouts.html#PatternLayout It provides the following example: {"message": "%enc{%m}{JSON}"} > I think performance shouldn't be your primary consideration, here. I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment, but we should remember that some users have a different set of constraints and requirements. Carter Kozak --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org
