Nick, Are you working on this? Ralph
On Jan 18, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Nicholas Williams <nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> wrote: > Yes. Next weekend I plan on adding a Servlet context parameter that allows > the user to disable starting Log4j automatically. That should allow us to > keep everything in one JAR while supporting both sides of the argument. > > Nick > > Sent from my iPhone, so please forgive brief replies and frequent typos > > On Jan 18, 2014, at 10:54, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> >> wrote: >> I’ve always had reservations about the servlet 3.0 automatic configuration >> because if the log4j jar is present it can’t be disabled or be modified by >> the end user. We’ve had some issues with Spring initialization and now >> LOG4J2-452 reinforces that. I would propose that if we want to keep it that >> we move the minimum amount required into its own jar so that users have a >> choice as to whether it is automatically initialized. >> >> Am I the only one who feels this way? Frankly, this and one other issue I >> plan to work on this weekend are the only things I see as blockers for a GA >> release. >> >> For me, the fewer jars, the better. Can't this be configured somehow without >> having to do more jar juggling? >> >> Gary >> >> >> Ralph >> >> On Jan 17, 2014, at 8:25 PM, Nick Williams <nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Filter initialization is one of the last things to happen in web app >>> startup. The ServletContainerInitializer sets the threads logger context so >>> that web app startup procedures can use it. The filter's init() method >>> clears it near the end of startup so that it doesn't bleed into another web >>> app. >>> >>> Then, on web apps shutdown, destruction of filters is one of the first >>> things to happen. The filter's destroy() sets the logger context so that >>> the web app shutdown procedures can use it. >>> >>> Nick >>> >>> On Jan 17, 2014, at 10:17 PM, Matt Sicker wrote: >>> >>>> Now I'm not sure if I'm interpreting this correctly, but init() clears the >>>> current thread's logger context, and destroy() sets it. What's up with >>>> this? Especially since it just gets set and cleared in the doFilter() bit. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org >> Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition >> JUnit in Action, Second Edition >> Spring Batch in Action >> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com >> Home: http://garygregory.com/ >> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory