My +1 Ralph
> On Feb 23, 2022, at 4:58 PM, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a vote to release Log4j 2.17.2, the next version of the Log4j 2 > project. > > Please download, test, and cast your votes on the log4j developers list. > [] +1, release the artifacts > [] -1, don't release because... > > The vote will remain open for 72 hours. All votes are welcome and we > encourage everyone to test the release, but only Logging PMC votes are > “officially” counted. As always, at least 3 +1 votes and more positive than > negative votes are required. > > Changes in this version include: > > New Features > > • LOG4J2-3297: Limit loading of configuration via a url to https by > default. > • LOG4J2-2486: Require log4j2.Script.enableLanguages to be specified to > enable scripting for specific languages. > • LOG4J2-3303: Add TB support to FileSize. Thanks to ramananravi. > • LOG4J2-3282: Add the log4j-to-jul JDK Logging Bridge Thanks to > Michael Vorburger. > • : Add > org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AsyncAppender.getAppenders() to more > easily port from org.apache.log4j.AsyncAppender.getAllAppenders(). > • : Add Configurator.setLevel(Logger, Level), setLevel(String, String), > and setLevel(Class, Level). Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • LOG4J2-3341: Add shorthand syntax for properties configuration format > for specifying a logger level and appender refs. > • LOG4J2-3391: Add optional additional fields to NoSQLAppender. Thanks > to Gary Gregory. > Fixed Bugs > > • LOG4J2-3304: Flag LogManager as initiialized if the LoggerFactory is > provided as a property. Thanks to francis-FY. > • LOG4J2-3404: Fix DefaultConfiguration leak in PatternLayout Thanks to > Piotr Karwasz. > • LOG4J2-3405: Document that the Spring Boot Lookup requires the > log4j-spring-boot dependency. > • LOG4J2-3317: Fix RoutingAppender backcompat and disallow recursive > evaluation of lookup results outside of configuration properties. > • LOG4J2-3333: Fix ThreadContextDataInjector initialization deadlock > • LOG4J2-3358: Fix substitutions when programmatic configuration is used > • LOG4J2-3306: OptionConverter could cause a StackOverflowError. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class ConsoleAppender should extend WriterAppender > and provide better compatibility with custom appenders. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge method NDC.inherit(Stack) should not use generics > to provide source compatibility. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class PatternLayout is missing constants > DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN and TTCC_CONVERSION_PATTERN. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class PropertyConfigurator should implement > Configurator. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge interface Configurator doConfigure() methods > should use LoggerRepository, not LoggerContext. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class OptionConverter is missing > selectAndConfigure() methods. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class Category should implement AppenderAttachable. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge method Category.exists(String) should be static. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge methods missing in org.apache.log4j.Category: > getDefaultHierarchy(), getHierarchy(), getLoggerRepository(). > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class LogManager default constructor should be > public. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge interface org.apache.log4j.spi.RendererSupport was > in the wrong package and incomplete. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge interfaces missing from package > org.apache.log4j.spi: ThrowableRenderer, ThrowableRendererSupport, > TriggeringEventEvaluator. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing class org.apache.log4j.or.RendererMap. > • LOG4J2-3281: Log4j 1.2 bridge PropertiesConfiguration.buildAppender > not adding filters to custom appender. > • LOG4J2-3316: Log4j 1.2 bridge should ignore case in properties file > keys. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.component.helpers.Constants. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.spi.RootLogger. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class Category is missing some protected instance > variables. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.Hierarchy. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge methods Category.getChainedPriority() and > getEffectiveLevel() should not be final. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.spi.NOPLoggerRepository and > NOPLogger. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds > org.apache.log4j.spi.DefaultRepositorySelector. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge implements LogManager.getCurrentLoggers() fully. > • LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge fixes parsing filters in properties > configuration file #680. Thanks to Benjamin Röhl, Gary Gregory. > • LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge missing > OptionConverter.instantiateByKey(Properties, String, Class, Object). Thanks > to Gary Gregory. > • LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge class org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent > missing constructors and public instance variable. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • LOG4J2-3328: Log4j 1.2 bridge does not support system properties in > log4j.xml. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge now logs a warning instead of throwing an > NullPointerException when building a Syslog appender with a missing > "SyslogHost" param. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge should allow property and XML attributes to start > with either an upper-case or lower-case letter. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr > P. Karwasz. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses the wrong default values for a TTCCLayout > #709. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge throws ClassCastException when using SimpleLayout > and others #708. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses the wrong file pattern for rolling file > appenders #710. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge throws ClassCastException when using SimpleLayout > and others #708. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge creates a SocketAppender instead of a > SyslogAppender. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses some incorrect default property values in > some appenders. Thanks to Piotr P. Karwasz. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge supports the SocketAppender. Thanks to Gary > Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing DefaultThrowableRenderer. Thanks to Gary > Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing some ThrowableInformation constructors. > Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing some LocationInfo constructors. Thanks to > Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed org.apache.log4j.pattern.FormattingInfo. > Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed org.apache.log4j.pattern.NameAbbreviator. > Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing UtilLoggingLevel. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing FormattingInfo. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing PatternConverter. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing PatternParser. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge issues with filters #753. Thanks to ppkarwasz, > Gary Gregory. > • : Log4j 1.2 bridge implements most of DOMConfigurator. Thanks to Gary > Gregory. > • : JndiManager reverts to 2.17.0 behavior: Read the system property > for each call. > • LOG4J2-3330: Configurator.setLevel not fetching the correct > LoggerContext. Thanks to Mircea Lemnaru, Gary Gregory. > • : Fix DTD error: Add missing ELEMENT for Marker. > • : Fix log4j-jakarta-web service file #723. Thanks to Gary Gregory, > Piotr P. Karwasz. > • LOG4J2-3392: AppenderLoggingException logging any exception to a > MongoDB Appender. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Omer U. > • LOG4J2-3392: Possible NullPointerException in MongoDb4DocumentObject, > MongoDbDocumentObject, DefaultNoSqlObject. Thanks to Gary Gregory. > • : Trim whitespace before parsing a String into an Integer. Thanks to > Gary Gregory. > • LOG4J2-3410: Log4j 1.2 bridge throws a ClassCastException when > logging a Map with non-String keys. Thanks to Barry Sham, Gary Gregory. > • LOG4J2-3407: Log4j 1.2 bridge Check for non-existent appender when > parsing properties #761. Thanks to Kenny MacLeod. > • LOG4J2-3407: Log4j 1.2 bridge supports global threshold #764. Thanks > to Piotr P. Karwasz. > Changes > > • LOG4J2-3267: Change modifier of method > org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.Generate#generate to public (was package > private) to facilitate automated code generation. > > Tag: > a) for a new copy do "git clone https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git > and then "git checkout tags/log4j-2.17.2-rc1” or just "git clone -b > log4j-2.17.2-rc1 https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git"; > b) for an existing working copy to “git pull” and then “git checkout > tags/log4j-2.17.2-rc1” > > Web Site: https://logging.staged.apache.org/log4j/2.x/index.html. > > Maven Artifacts: > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1084/ > > Distribution archives: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4j/ > > You may download all the Maven artifacts by executing: > wget -e robots=off --cut-dirs=7 -nH -r -p -np --no-check-certificate > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1084/org/apache/logging/log4j/ > > Ralph > > >
