I got hit at work with the loss of log4j-jmx-gui. Is log4j-jmx-gui 2.20.0 compatible with log4j 2.21.0?
Gary On Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 5:59 PM Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for RM'ing Christian! > > Gary > > > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 4:28 PM Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@apache.org> > wrote: > >> Apache Log4j team is pleased to announce the 2.21.0 >> release. Apache Log4j is a versatile, industrial-strength >> Java logging framework composed of an API, its implementation, >> and components to assist the deployment for various use cases. >> For further information (support, download, etc.) see the project >> website[1]. >> >> [1] https://logging.apache.org/log4j >> >> == Release Notes >> >> This release primarily focuses on enhancements to our OSGi and JPMS >> support and contains several bug fixes. >> It will be the first release built and signed by the CI using the >> https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?search=077E8893A6DCC33DD4A4D5B256E73BA9A0B592D0&op=index[ASF >> Logging Services Release Manager GPG key], which is shared in >> https://www.apache.org/dist/logging/KEYS[KEYS]. >> >> The Log4j 2.21.0 API, as well as the other artifacts, maintains binary >> compatibility with the previous release. >> >> Apache Log4j 2.21.0 requires Java 8 to run. >> The build requires JDK 11 and generates reproducible binaries. >> >> For complete information on Apache Log4j 2, including instructions on how >> to submit bug reports, patches, get support, or suggestions for >> improvement, see http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/[the Apache Log4j 2 >> website]. >> >> === OSGi changes >> >> All the published artifacts are OSGi bundles or fragments. >> >> This release introduces a change in the bundle symbolic names to allow >> them to function as JPMS module name: all hyphens `-` present in the bundle >> names of previous releases were replaced by dots `.`. >> >> === JPMS changes >> >> All the published artifacts have been migrated from automatic modules to >> named JPMS modules. >> All packages marked as private in the Javadoc are not exported. >> >> The module name of four bridges (`log4j-slf4j-impl`, `log4j-slf4j2-impl`, >> `log4j-to-jul` and `log4j-to-slf4j`) have been changed to adhere to the >> same convention as the OSGi bundle names. >> >> === Added >> >> * Added marker parent support to `JsonTemplateLayout` (#1381) >> * Added https://facebook.github.io/zstd/[ZStandard compression] support >> (#1508, #1514) >> * Added a warning for incorrect syntax of highlighting styles (#1545, >> #1637) >> >> === Changed >> >> * Open `FileExtension` methods to allow their usage in custom >> ``RolloverStrategy``s (#1365, #1683) >> * Bumped the minimum Java version required for the build to JDK 11. >> Runtime requirements remain unchanged. (#1369) >> * Set the default `minLevel` and `maxLevel` of `LevelRangeFilter` to >> `OFF` and `ALL`, respectively (#1503) >> * Removed additional `isFiltered` checks in `AsyncLoggerConfig` (#1550) >> * Use Java version-specific warnings in `StackLocator` (#1760) >> * Started logging a status error event instead of an NPE in >> `OsgiServiceLocator.loadServices(Class, Lookup, boolean)` when a bundle has >> no valid `BundleContext` for a service type >> * Implemented a CI-based release process >> * Update Eclipse Angus Activation to version >> https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/angus-activation/releases/tag/2.0.1[2.0.1] >> (#1591) >> * Update Eclipse Angus Mail to version >> https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/angus-mail/releases/tag/2.0.2[2.0.2] >> (#1591) >> * Update `com.datastax.cassandra:cassandra-driver-core` to version 3.11.5 >> (#1591) >> * Update Apache Cassandra to version >> https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-3.11/CHANGES.txt[3.11.16] >> (#1591) >> * Update Apache Commons Compress to version >> https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/changes-report.html#a1.24.0[1.24.0] >> (#1591) >> * Update Apache Commons CSV to version >> https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/changes-report.html#a1.10.0[1.10.0] >> (#1591) >> * Update Jackson to version >> https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.15.2[2.15.2] >> (#1591) >> * Update Jakarta Activation API to version >> https://jakarta.ee/specifications/activation/2.1/changelog/[2.1.2] >> (#1591) >> * Update Jakarta Mail API to version >> https://jakarta.ee/specifications/mail/2.1/changelog/[2.1.2] (#1591) >> * Update JCTools to version >> https://github.com/JCTools/JCTools/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES.md[4.0.1] >> (#1591) >> * Update Apache Kafka to version >> https://archive.apache.org/dist/kafka/3.4.0/RELEASE_NOTES.html[3.4.0] >> (#1591) >> * Update Kubernetes client to version >> https://github.com/fabric8io/kubernetes-client/releases?q=5.12.4[5.12.4] >> (#1591) >> * Update `org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-core` to version 4.10.2 (#1591) >> * Update `io.netty:netty-bom` to version 4.1.97 (#1591) >> * Update Spring Boot to version >> https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases/tag/v2.7.15[2.7.15] >> (#1591) >> * Update Spring Framework to version >> https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v5.3.29[5.3.29] >> (#1591) >> * Update Tomcat JULI to version 10.0.27 (#1591) >> * Update Woodstox to version >> https://github.com/FasterXML/woodstox/blob/master/release-notes/VERSION[6.5.1] >> (#1591) >> >> === Removed >> >> * Moved `log4j-jmx-gui` to >> https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-jmx-gui/actions[its own >> repository] along with its own release cycle >> >> === Fixed >> >> * Added validation to rolling file manager path conditions (#1231) >> * Adapted the OSGi metadata of `log4j-to-slf4j` to work with SLF4J 1 and >> 2. To achieve that used a version range of `[1.7,3)` for the imported SLF4J >> packages. (#1232) >> * Fixed Javadoc failures (#1275, #1753) >> * Removed locale-dependent `toLowerCase/toUpperCase` calls (#1281) >> * Redirected old `/<module>/apidocs` URLs (broken in 2.20.0) to >> `/javadoc/<module>` (#1284) >> * Added environment variable arbiter (#1312) >> * Fixed logging of `java.sql.Date` objects by appending it before Log4J >> tries to call `java.util.Date.toInstant()` on it (#1366) >> * Adapted the OSGi metadata of `log4j-api`, `log4j-core`, >> `log4j-slf4j-impl` and `log4j-slf4j2-impl` to activate the bundle when it >> is accessed. To achieve that set the `Bundle-ActivationPolicy` to `lazy` >> for the log4j bundles. (#1367) >> * Avoided using released objects in `StackTraceStringResolver` of >> `JsonTemplateLayout` (#1380) >> * Added missing setter for `connectionStringSource` in `MongoDb4Provider` >> builder (#1389) >> * Fixed NPE in `PluginElementVisitor` (#1391) >> * Added `columnType` as alias for the column mapping `type` attribute >> (#1405) >> * Restored `Log4jMarker` visibility in SLF4J adapters (#1414) >> * Fixed buffer size in `Log4jFixedFormatter` date time formatter (#1418) >> * Fixed the propagation of synchronous action failures in >> `RollingFileManager` and `FileRenameAction` (#1445, #1549) >> * Fixed `RollingFileManager` to propagate failed synchronous actions >> correctly (#1445) >> * Replaced the usage of `System.out` in `StackLocator` for warnings with >> `System.err` (#1484) >> * Fixed concurrent date-time formatting issue in `PatternLayout` (#1485) >> * Fixed runtime dependencies documentation (#1530) >> * Allowed to override FQCN in `Log4jEventBuilder` by implementing >> `CallerBoundaryAware` (#1533) >> * Migrated MongoDB tests to JUnit 5 and Flapdoodle Embedded MongoDB 4 >> (#1589) >> * Rewrote message parameter formatter with improved escape handling >> (#1626) >> * Improved formatting and serialization of `StackTraceElement` on JDK 9+ >> (#1640) >> * Fixed `MemoryMappedFileAppender` buffer unmapping on JRE 9+ (#1646) >> * Fixed rollover strategy in the Log4j 1.x compatibility layer (#1650) >> * Removed incorrect mention of `base64` lookup and improve the rest of >> the lookup manual (#1681, >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3504[LOG4J2-3504]) >> * Implemented `LocationAware` for `JsonTemplateLayout`, since this was >> causing location not being passed to underlying appenders (#1692) >> * Added support for `long` values in MongoDb 4 appender to configure >> `collectionSize` (#1747) >> * Only shutdown Log4j after last `Log4jServletContextListener` is >> executed (#1782) >> * Allowed using Spring Arbiter without a Spring environment (#1783) >> * Fixed context data loss if `<AsyncLogger>` components are used with an >> all async logger context (#1786) >> * Fixed `JsonTemplateLayout` NPE thrown on custom log levels (#1805) >> * Improved `Log4j-config.xsd` schema ( >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-170[LOG4J2-170]) >> * Fixed NPE in `ContextSelector` ( >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3217[LOG4J2-3217], #1538) >> * Avoided allocating ``ThreadLocal``s in `AbstractLogger` when they are >> disabled, since this was causing memory leaks due to retained reference to >> class loaders in web applications ( >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3657[LOG4J2-3657]) >> * Fixed `%notEmpty` directive of `PatternLayout` for empty MDC/NDC inputs >> (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3660[LOG4J2-3660]) >> * Fixed file descriptor leak on Tomcat ( >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3663[LOG4J2-3663]) >> * Ensured `FileOutputStream` is closed in >> `CommonsCompressAction.execute()` >> >>
