I think log4j already does what you are asking for, no?
At 07:26 PM 6/21/2003 +0200, you wrote:
Ahhhh. It seems I have to start wrestling with sourcecode again. :-)
But to answer your questions: tell / log what you know. If log4j uses default init and found a properties file, then you can tell a filename, if it used an inputerstream, well, then you can't.
Tom
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:40:00 -0500, Jacob Kjome wrote: >Hi Tom, > >It is certainly not a bad idea, but how do you propose providing an >"absolute path" for where the configuration file came from? First, >you cannot determine an absolute path (if you mean file system path) >if the file is being loaded from an archive such as a ..jar or .war >file since normal File IO cannot describe paths within the archive. >However, printing out a URL might be doable. But then that is >dependent on how the configuration was provided to Log4j. It would >have to have come in as an absolute system path or a URL. What if >the file was loaded via an InputStream? There is no location, it is >just a stream of data. The calling program would know where it >might have obtained the file (although that's not even guaranteed if >it was just pulled from somewhere arbitrarily on the classpath) but >log4j wouldn't know where it came from; it would just have the data. > >So, if you can think of a way to take all the above into account, >that would be great. Useful patches are always welcome for at least >a review. They may not all be accepted, but we encourage >participation from all, not just those who have commit access. > >Jake > >At 02:45 PM 6/21/2003 +0200, you wrote: >Hello developers, > >May I suggest a very simple addition? Either provide a function or >have log4j log (log4j.debug=true) the absolute paths of the >configuration files it has found. > >Currently I have libraries that have log4j configuration files in >their JARs and of course the project itself has one. It would be >great if I could see what file log4j is using. > >Now, you problably will tell me the create the fix myself (it is >open >source software), but I have made a number of such alterations to >open source software, but because I cannot commit to CVS I had to >keep asking developers to please please please incorperate my >bugfixes. I'm not very thrilled to start up another thread. (I hope >this does not reflect negatively on my request, though.) > >Tom > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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