Hi, Every now and then there's a use-case where the logging statements seem to almost-but-not-quite fit any of the established levels. There are conceptually two approaches:
- Create your own level - Use an existing level Creating your own level is possible in log4j. The downside is that you start using non-standard functionality and it's up to you to maintain it. While the log4j team makes every effort is made to stay backwards compatible, any non-standard part you add to your system requires at least more testing, if not coding, when moving to a new release of log4j. Using an existing level is very easy technically. However, you have to adjust your mental perception of what's DEBUG, as well as your coding practices. And by "your", it could be a whole group of developers, not just one, so this is not always an easy change. IMHO, it's definitely paid off to use an existing level, DEBUG. I'm happy about not using custom levels. TRACE, anyone? ;) Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 10:54 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: New Level? > >I'm working on a project where I'm implementing a 3rd party >proprietary/(mostly undocumented) network protocol. >One of my logging statements dumps each byte as it's received/sent over the >network. This is used in the "direst" debugging situations, and can >obviously generate a very large number of logging events. >(90% or more of the data is just encoded character data, and I also debug >each character as it's decoded, so I get alot of events here as well.) > >These statements have the level of "DEBUG", but I think these situations >warrant a new Level. Say "DEBUG_PEDANTIC". Basically this Level could be >used in situations where the statement is a debug statement by definition, >but it's called such a HUGE amount of times, and carries so little >information, that it's only used in special/rare circumstances. > >Does this make any sense to add to log4j permanently? Does anyone else have >a use for it? >Or should I just add it myself to my own copy and use it privately? > >Thanks. >-Mark > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:log4j-user- >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:log4j-user- >[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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