GitHub user breygin created a discussion: log4j2 plugin discovery in Websphere 
Application Server environment

When log4j2 framework is initialized at parent classloader level, the log4j2 
plugin extension classes packaged at child classloader level can not be 
discovered. We have an environment with SiteMinder deployed at high level 
classloader. SiteMinder uses log4j2 framework, it instantiates its 
configuration and logging context. 
Our application(s) deployed on the same Websphere server has its own log4j2.xml 
configurations and configures its own logging context: 

 context = Configurator.initialize(new Integer(cl.hashCode()).toString(),cl, 
configUri);
                
                context.start();
                context.updateLoggers();

cl is a classloader where the context is being created. What we observe is that 
our custom log4j2 plugins packaged in a jar visible to that classloader are not 
being discovered. It appears that entire plugin discovery happens once upon 
initialization of log4j2 framework by SiteMinder classloader, which has no 
visibility below its level because of PARENT_FIRST policy. 

any tips, help and advice is greatly appreciated! More specifically, if there 
is any way to "force" application classloader to look up extensions visible at 
its packaging level?



GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/discussions/3963

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