Thanks Paul, I'll try out Hermes today and see what's happening behind the scenes.
By the way, thanks to all that have tried to diagnose my problem - I appreciate the input greatly. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Paul Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:46 PM To: Log4J Users List Subject: Re: JmsReceiver Chainsaw problem To test the theory of jmsAppender being bad, perhaps you can use Hermes to browse the ActiveMQ Topic to see if it's sending the events correctly? http://www.hermesjms.com/ Straightforward to configure, give me a hoi if you have trouble getting activemq & hermes working together. Paul On 02/02/2006, at 7:33 AM, DeSantis, MJ Mark @ IS (7179) wrote: > Okay, here's the situation. > > The receiver seems to be functioning well. Chainsaw starts it up > fine and > there are no errors in chainsaw's console from the console appender. > > I think there are problems with the JmsAppender. > > Things that make me think the jmsReceiver is okay: > 1)chainsaw starts it up with no problems > 2)my little test application also starts it up with no problems 3)I > can see it has made a connection to the activemq broker (the > console > output of activemq tells me this). > 4 (and this one is the kicker)) if I manually instanciate a new > LoggingEvent() and open the topic the receiever is supposed to be > listening > on and I send the loggingevent as an ObjectMessage, then the > receiver gets > it. Chainsaw posts it and my little test application sees it but > the layout > of the console appender attached to the application throws an error. > > Things that make me think the jmsAppender is bad: > 1)it's continually sending loggingevents but I don't get any output in > chainsaw or my little test application. > > > Conversely, the internal logging of log4j says that it's creating > the topic > publisher as a result of being configured with the jmsAppender. And > I can > see in the Activemq console output that it too has made a > connection. So if > it is actually creating the topic and connectiong then it's not > actually > publishing to that topic. > > Is there something in my jmsappender config that could be causing the > problems? > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Deboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 1:03 PM > To: Log4J Users List > Subject: RE: JmsReceiver Chainsaw problem > > > Adding an appender to Chainsaw's config is a great way to tell > whether or > not your receiver is receiving events... > > If you didn't see them in the console appender added to the > chainsaw config, > jmsreceiver isn't receiving the events. > > Look in the chainsaw-log tab for information - there may be an > exception > there related to jmsreceiver. > > Can you verify that you are receiving the events and collecting > them at the > jms server (jmsappender working correctly)? > > > > Scott Deboy > COMOTIV SYSTEMS > 111 SW Columbia Street Ste. 950 > Portland, OR 97201 > > Telephone: 503.224.7496 > Cell: 503.997.1367 > Fax: 503.222.0185 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.comotivsystems.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DeSantis, MJ Mark @ IS (7179) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed 2/1/2006 10:49 AM > To: 'Log4J Users List' > Subject: RE: JmsReceiver Chainsaw problem > > Thanks for info Scott. It helped. > > Okay so since I'm using ActiveMq 3.2.1 I put the geromino-jms- > spec-1.1jar in > my classpath and the activemq-core.jar in there too because another > error > was thrown saying that it wanted a class in that jar. Anyway, > > I have chainsaw up with no errors (hooray) except for an "error > creating log > panel" error which I don't think is from what I'm doing because I > get the > same error if I just start chainsaw up normally without the config > file. > > When I run my logging test program that sends log messages to the > jms server > I don't seem see anything happening in Chainsaw. I would have > expected a new > tab to pop up with the log events. > > My logging test program uses the JoranConfigurator to config log4j > and then > just loops sending out debug messages > > Here is the config file the JoranC reads: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> > <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration> > <log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"; > debug="true"> > <appender name="jmsAppender" > class="org.apache.log4j.net.JMSAppender"> > <param name="ProviderURL" value="tcp://localhost:61616"/> > <param name="InitialContextFactoryName" value > ="org.activemq.jndi.ActiveMQInitialContextFactory"/> > <param name="topicBindingName" value="MyTopic"/> > <param name="topicConnectionFactoryBindingName" > value="ConnectionFactory"/> > <param name="LocationInfo" value="false"/> > <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/> > </appender> > > <appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> > <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/> > <layout class="org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout"/> > </appender> > > <root> > <level value="debug"/> > <appender-ref ref="jmsAppender"/> > <appender-ref ref="console"/> > </root> > </log4j:configuration> > > > And when I start chainsaw I use this config file. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> > <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd"> <log4j:configuration > xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"; > debug="true"> > <plugin name="jmsReceiver" > class="org.apache.log4j.net.JMSReceiver"> > <param name="JndiPath" > value="C:\EngineeringTools\jars\ActiveMQ\activemq-3.2.1\conf > \jndi.properties > "/> > <param name="topicName" value="MyTopic"/> > <param name="userId" value="defaultUser"/> > <param name="password" value="defaultPassword"/> > <param name="topicFactoryName" value="ConnectionFactory"/> > <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/> > </plugin> > > <appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> > <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/> > <layout class="org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout"/> > </appender> > > <root> > <level value="debug"/> > <appender-ref ref="console"/> > </root> > </log4j:configuration> > > > Note: the chainsaw config file has an appender in it because I have > another > program that also gets configured with this file and I thought > perhaps with > this other program I could config log4j with a receiver and then > using the > appender print the log messages received out to the console - I > don't know > if that would work or not but I wanted to give it a try. > > Anyway, sorry flood this mailing list but I'm desperate. I'd > appreciate any > help or insight into what I'm messing up on. > > Thanks again. > > Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Deboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:00 PM > To: Log4J Users List > Subject: RE: JmsReceiver Chainsaw problem > > > It looks like you need to add a jar containing > javax.jms.MessageListener to > your classpath. > > Scott Deboy > COMOTIV SYSTEMS > 111 SW Columbia Street Ste. 950 > Portland, OR 97201 > > Telephone: 503.224.7496 > Cell: 503.997.1367 > Fax: 503.222.0185 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.comotivsystems.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DeSantis, MJ Mark @ IS (7179) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed 2/1/2006 9:34 AM > To: 'Log4J Users List' > Subject: JmsReceiver Chainsaw problem > > Hello all, > > Well, I have program that is appending it's logs with a JmsAppender > and I > want to monitor it will Chainsaw using a JmsReceiver. When I start > chainsaw > up and point it to my receiver configfile I the following error > shows up in > chainsaw's log panel. > > Could not instantiate object of class > [org.apache.log4j.net.JMSReceiver]. > > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/jms/MessageListener > at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) > at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) > at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) > at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source) > at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) > at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) > at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) > at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) > at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader.loadClass(Loader.java:171) > at > org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConverter.instantiateByClassName > (OptionConver > ter.java:340) > at > org.apache.log4j.joran.action.PluginAction.begin(PluginAction.java:48) > at > org.apache.log4j.joran.spi.Interpreter.callBeginAction > (Interpreter.java:239) > at > org.apache.log4j.joran.spi.Interpreter.startElement > (Interpreter.java:131) > at > org.apache.log4j.joran.spi.JoranDocument$StartElementEvent.replay > (JoranDocum > ent.java:225) > at > org.apache.log4j.joran.spi.JoranDocument.replay(JoranDocument.java: > 113) > at > org.apache.log4j.joran.JoranConfigurator.doConfigure > (JoranConfigurator.java: > 170) > at > org.apache.log4j.joran.JoranConfigurator.doConfigure > (JoranConfigurator.java: > 89) > at > org.apache.log4j.chainsaw.LogUI.loadConfigurationUsingPluginClassLoade > r(LogU > I.java:1890) > at org.apache.log4j.chainsaw.LogUI.access$17(LogUI.java:1881) > at org.apache.log4j.chainsaw.LogUI$38$2.run(LogUI.java:1352) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) > > > This is my receiver config file: > > > <code> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> > <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd"> <log4j:configuration > xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/ > <http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/> " debug="true"> > <plugin name="jmsReceiver" > class="org.apache.log4j.net.JMSReceiver"> > <param name="Application" value="RemoteTask"/> > <param name="JndiPath" > value="C:\EngineeringTools\jars\ActiveMQ\activemq-3.2.1\conf > \jndi.properties > "/> > <param name="topicName" value="MyTopic"/> > <param name="userId" value="defaultUser"/> > <param name="password" value="defaultPassword"/> > <param name="topicFactoryName" > value="javax.jms.TopicConnectionFactory"/> > <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/> > </plugin> > > <appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> > <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/> > <layout class="org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout"/> > </appender> > > <root> > <level value="debug"/> > <appender-ref ref="console"/> > </root> > </log4j:configuration> > </code> > > > I'm using chainsaw that comes with alpha-7 and the log4j-jms- > alpha7.jar is > in my classpath when I startup chainsaw Is there anyone who might > know what > I'm doing wrong? thanks. > > Mark > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
