Make sure you use the download, build and use the trunk version of Log4j 2. The JSON format is final or near final in trunk and the same as in rc1.
Gary On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:25 AM, Mikael Ståldal < [email protected]> wrote: > I have managed to get logstash to work with Log4j 2 by using the "tcp" > input for logstash and json. > > Log4j 2: > > <Appenders> > <Socket name="logstash" protocol="tcp" host="localhost" > port="4560"> > <JSONLayout properties="true" compact="true"/> > </Socket> > </Appenders> > > > Logstash: > > input { > tcp { > port => 4560 > codec => "json" > } > } > > > > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Karl Kildén <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Logstash is highly extensible and they include a plugin called "log4j". > It > > works out of the box with log4j, see this guide for some screenshots and > > such > > > > > http://blog.yeradis.com/2013/10/logstash-and-apache-log4j-or-how-to.htmlThat > > plugin does use the socket appender. > > > > I have used this for some time and I have been a happy end user not > really > > getting into technical details at all. But for new projects I want to use > > log4j2 and thus my question... Some efforts to get support in for log4j2 > > seems to exist already so I guess I will turn my attention to that. > > > > However it felt best to consult the experts of log4j first ;) However I > > guess I will look closer at ie. > > https://github.com/jurmous/logstash-log4j2and other projects for now > > and see if I can get one running ;) > > > > > > On 19 May 2014 13:27, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So logstash expects serialized Java Log4j 1.2 event objects over a > > socket? > > > That's not going to work with 2.0 out of the box since our implement is > > > different. Can you provide more information to make sure we all > > understand > > > each other please? > > > > > > Gary > > > > > > <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Karl Kildén < > > > [email protected]> </div><div>Date:05/19/2014 02:52 (GMT-05:00) > > > </div><div>To: Log4J Users List <[email protected]> > > > </div><div>Subject: Re: Logstash & Log4J2 </div><div> > > > </div>Hi Gary, > > > > > > Perhaps but if it is not possible it is also the wrong route... It > would > > be > > > better to get proper log4j2 support done for logstash. I see some > > > engagement in the area when I google for it, I will try to poke around > > and > > > see if I can help with anything > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > > > > On 18 May 2014 16:12, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > If you want the functionality of version 1 in version 2, can you > > create a > > > > patch for a new layout and attach it with tests to a new jira? > > > > > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Karl Kildén < > > > > [email protected]> </div><div>Date:05/16/2014 16:32 > (GMT-05:00) > > > > </div><div>To: Log4J Users List <[email protected]> > > > > </div><div>Subject: Logstash & Log4J2 </div><div> > > > > </div>Hello! > > > > > > > > Using the socket appender with log4j1 and logstash simply worked. I > > can't > > > > get it to work with log4j2. > > > > > > > > Any advice on this? Can I make socket appender behave like 1.x? > > > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Mikael Ståldal > Chief Software Architect > *Appear* > Phone: +46 8 545 91 572 > Email: [email protected] > -- E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
