Apache Log4j team is pleased to announce the 3.0.0-beta1 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/3.x == Release Notes This is the first beta release of the upcoming major release, i.e., `3.0.0`. === Added * Add annotations for nullability. (LOG4J2-1477) * Remove deprecated code. (LOG4J2-2493) * Add a more generalized dependency injection system to plugins inspired by JSR 330. (LOG4J2-2803) * Add and enhance structured properties for per-context settings outside configuration files. (LOG4J2-3299[LOG4J2-3299], #1473) * Automate artifact publishing and release preparation. (LOG4J2-3466) * Add support for dependency injection of plugins into container types such as `Optional<T>`, `Collection<T>`, `Set<T>`, `Stream<T>`, `List<T>`, and `Map<String, T>`. (LOG4J2-3496) * Add support for `ConstraintValidator` in plugin classes. (LOG4J2-3497) === Changed * Remove liquibase-log4j2 maven module (#1193) * Make the output of annotation processing reproducible. (#1520) * Replace `synchronized` blocks with locks for improved performance with virtual threads. (#1532) * Removes additional `isFiltered` checks in `AsyncLoggerConfig`. (#1550) * Ignore exceptions thrown by PropertySources. Eliminate ClassCastException when SimpleLoggerContext is used. (spring-projects/spring-boot#33450, #1799) * Update `com.lmax:disruptor` to version `4.0.0` (#1829) * Migrate most tests to JUnit 5. This includes a more powerful set of test extensions. (LOG4J2-2653) * Make Log4j use its own BOM. (LOG4J2-3511) * Change encoding of HTTP Basic Authentication to UTF-8. (#1970) * Upgraded the required compiler version to Java 17 * Upgraded the required runtime version to Java 17 * Update `actions/checkout` to version `4.1.1` (#1869) * Update `actions/setup-java` to version `3.13.0` (#1809) * Update `actions/setup-python` to version `4.7.1` (#1831) * Update `ch.qos.logback:logback-classic` to version `1.4.14` (#2028) * Update `com.datastax.cassandra:cassandra-driver-core` to version `3.11.5` (#1889) * Update `com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom` to version `2.16.0` (#1974) * Update `com.github.luben:zstd-jni` to version `1.5.5-11` (#2032) * Update `com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-maven-plugin` to version `4.7.3.6` (#1879) * Update `com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock-jre8` to version `2.35.1` (#1765) * Update `com.google.code.java-allocation-instrumenter:java-allocation-instrumenter` to version `3.3.4` (#2102) * Update `com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core` to version `2.23.0` (#1871) * Update `com.google.guava:guava-testlib` to version `32.1.3-jre` (#1934) * Update `com.h2database:h2` to version `2.2.224` (#1917) * Update `commons-codec:commons-codec` to version `1.16.0` (#2054) * Update `commons-io:commons-io` to version `2.15.1` (#2035) * Update `commons-logging:commons-logging` to version `1.3.0` (#2046) * Update `de.flapdoodle.reverse:de.flapdoodle.reverse` to version `1.7.2` (#2000) * Update `io.netty:netty-bom` to version `4.1.104.Final` (#2097) * Update `net.java.dev.jna:jna` to version `5.14.0` (#2082) * Update `org.apache.aries.spifly:org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle` to version `1.3.7` (#2053) * Update `org.apache.commons:commons-compress` to version `1.25.0` (#2055) * Update `org.apache.commons:commons-csv` to version `1.10.0` (#2041) * Update `org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2` to version `2.11.0` (#2044) * Update `org.apache.commons:commons-lang3` to version `3.14.0` (#2036) * Update `org.apache.commons:commons-pool2` to version `2.12.0` (#2038) * Update `org.apache.groovy:groovy-bom` to version `4.0.16` (#2039) * Update `org.apache.maven:maven-core` to version `3.9.6` (#2049) * Update `org.apache.maven.surefire:surefire-junit47` to version `3.2.3` (#2091) * Update `org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli` to version `10.1.17` (#2086) * Update `org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils` to version `3.5.1` (#2061) * Update `org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-bom` to version `9.4.53.v20231009` (#1931) * Update `org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa` to version `2.7.13` (#1933) * Update `org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.osgi` to version `3.18.600` (#2064) * Update `org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client` to version `7.17.16` (#2085) * Update `org.graalvm.truffle:truffle-api` to version `23.1.1` (#1872) * Update `org.jctools:jctools-core` to version `4.0.2` (#1995) * Update `org.jmdns:jmdns` to version `3.5.9` (#2069) * Update `org.junit:junit-bom` to version `5.10.1` (#1993) * Update `org.junit-pioneer:junit-pioneer` to version `2.2.0` (#1986) * Update `org.mockito:mockito-bom` to version `5.8.0` (#2031) * Update `org.mongodb:bson` to version `4.11.1` (#1991) * Update `org.springframework.boot:spring-boot` to version `2.7.17` (#1902) * Update `org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies` to version `2.7.18` (#2002) * Update `org.springframework:spring-framework-bom` to version `5.3.30` (#1903) * Update `org.springframework:spring-test` to version `5.3.31` (#1992) * Update `org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java` to version `1.1.10.5` (#1877) * Update `org.zeromq:jeromq` to version `0.5.4` (#1888) * Update `uk.org.webcompere:system-stubs-core` to version `2.1.5` (#2001) * Update OpenTest4J from version 1.2.0 to 1.3.0. === Removed * Remove `GelfLayout` (a GELF-compatible layout is still possible using JSON Template Layout) (#1951) * Remove `log4j-cassandra` (#1951) * Remove `log4j-couchdb` (#1951) * Remove Jackson-based JSON configuration support. JSON configuration files are now handled through a built-in JSON parser. * Moved Log4j Jakarta EE modules (`log4j-jakarta-jms`, `log4j-jakarta-smtp`, and `log4j-jakarta-web`) to their own repository[1] and website[2] (#1966) * Removed all Java EE modules: `log4j-jms`, `log4j-jpa`, `log4j-smtp`, `log4j-web` (#1966) * Remove `log4j-jeromq` module (users are recommended to migrate to loghublog4j2[3]) (#1951) * Remove `log4j-kafka` (#1951) * Remove `log4j-layout-jackson-json` module (it is superseded by JSON Template Layout) (#1951) * Remove `log4j-layout-jackson-yaml` module (#1951) * Remove legacy OSGi integration. `ServiceLoader` mechanism should be used instead. * Remove `log4j-mongodb3` module (#1951) * Remove support for `SecurityManager`. Starting in Java 21, a custom `SecurityManager` cannot be used. * Remove `log4j-spring-boot` module (its features are upstreamed to `org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-log4j2`) (#1951) [1] https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-jakarta [2] https://logging.apache.org/log4j/jakarta [3] https://github.com/fbacchella/loghublog4j2 === Fixed * Remove locale-dependent `toLowerCase/toUpperCase` calls. (#1281) * Add 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) * Adapt 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) * Fix runtime dependencies documentation. (#1530) * Allow to override fqcn in `Log4jEventBuilder` by implementing `CallerBoundaryAware`. (#1533) * Migrate MongoDB tests to JUnit 5 and Flapdoodle Embedded MongoDB 4. (#1589) * Fixed rollover strategy in the Log4j 1.x compatibility layer. (#1650) * Only shutdown Log4j after last `Log4jServletContextListener` is executed. (#1782) * Fixes context data loss if `<AsyncLogger>` components are used with an all async logger context. (#1786) * AppenderLoggingException logging any exception to a MongoDB Appender. (LOG4J2-3392) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org
