That's useful info, thanks. I guess the million dollar question is when is the next release likely to be ready for production use? If it's unlikely this side of christmas then I guess going back to 1.2 might be a better choice for me (with your useful code snippet to get the functionality I want).
Cheers Rakesh -----Original Message----- From: Curt Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 October 2005 15:08 To: Log4J Users List Subject: Re: Next alpha release On Oct 19, 2005, at 8:03 AM, Rakesh Patel wrote: > Hi, > > Been hearing about an imminent alpha 7 release for a few weeks now. > Any > news? > > There have been a lot of changes from 1.2 to 1.3. The only reason I > opted for 1.3 is because of the ("some data {}", value) functionality. > Is it possible to retrofit that into 1.2? Moving to 1.3 seems quite > painful with all the changes. > > Cheers > > Rakesh > In http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=log4j-dev&m=112917692022155&w=2, M ark Womack provided a build for consideration to the log4j-dev list and the PMC as a candidate to be 1.3 alpha 7. It isn't a release since there hasn't been a vote yet and the eventual 1.3 alpha 7 may be different (and may likely be due to bug 37122). However, if you want to download the build and provide feedback, feel free. One of the reasons that we are still calling 1.3 an alpha is the API is subject to change and an systematic review of all the API changes between 1.2 and 1.3 will be undertaken before freezing the API. I'm not particularly fond of the particular way that formatting was integrated in 1.3 and believe that using an independent logging formatter class would result in equivalent performance and allow the user to choose his formatter. The JDK provides other formatters other than MessageFormat and the current log4j 1.3 doesn't implement all of MessageFormat. For example: logger.debug("some data {}", value); written using an external formatter would look like: MessageFormatter.debug(logger, "some data {}", value); The implementation of MessageFormatter would look something like: public class MessageFormatter { private MessageFormatter() {} public static void debug(final Logger logger, final String fmt, final Object param1) { if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) { logger.debug(MessageFormat.format(fmt, new Object[] { param1 })); } } // repeated for other permutations } You could write a class for your own use now that would work with either log4j 1.3 or log4j 1.2. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] American Express Investments and American Express Independent Financial Advisers are marketing names for American Express Financial Services Europe Limited, a separate corporation within the American Express group of companies. American Express Financial Services Europe Limited is authorised and regulated by, and is entered into the register (No. 190853 www.fsa.gov.uk/register/) of, the Financial Services Authority and a member of the London Stock Exchange. Registered in England No. 3614902. Registered address: 230 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NW. Vat No. 740 4143 68. The information in this email and any attachments is confidential and intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may be subject to legal, professional or other privilege and further distribution of it is strictly prohibited without our authority. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorised to and must not disclose, copy, distribute, or retain this message or any part of it, and should notify us immediately. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
