This is a vote to release the Apache Log4j 3.0.0-beta1 RC2.
Website: https://logging.staged.apache.org/log4j/3.x
GitHub: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2
Commit: 416cd4dcf419b59c88054d2001d34c7fec010560
Distribution: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4j
Nexus: https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1252
Signing key: 0x077e8893a6dcc33dd4a4d5b256e73ba9a0b592d0
Please download, test, and cast your votes on this mailing list.
[ ] +1, release the artifacts
[ ] -1, don't release, because...
This vote is open for 72 hours and will pass unless getting a
net negative vote count. All votes are welcome and we encourage
everyone to test the release, but only the Logging Services PMC
votes are officially counted.
PLEASE USE THIS THREAD ONLY FOR VOTING +1 OR -1. IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS,
CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, ETC. SHARE THEM ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A BETA
RELEASE. WE INTEND TO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER BETA RELEASES. THIS IS NOT
THE CONCLUSIVE `3.0.0` RELEASE.
== Review Kit
The minimum set of steps needed to review the uploaded distribution
files in the Subversion repository can be summarized as follows:
# Check out the distribution
svn co https://dist.apache.org/repos/... && cd $_
# Verify checksums
shasum --check *.sha512
# Verify signatures
wget -O - https://downloads.apache.org/logging/KEYS | gpg --import
for sigFile in *.asc; do gpg --verify $sigFile; done
# Verify reproduciblity
umask 0022
unzip *-src.zip -d src
cd src
export NEXUS_REPO=https://repository.apache.org/content/...
sh mvnw -Prelease verify artifact:compare -Dreference.repo=$NEXUS_REPO
== 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)
