I think you may still need to set the system property (or equivalent properties file) to override the default ConfigurationFactory.
On 31 July 2014 21:34, Clément Guillaume <cguilla...@hotpads.com> wrote: > Oh ! I did this because of the documentation available here: > > http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/extending.html#ConfigurationFactory > > The second method is by defining the ConfigurationFactory as a Plugin. > > > And why all others ConfigurationFactories are declared as @Plugin ? > > @Plugin(name = "JsonConfigurationFactory", category = > > "ConfigurationFactory") > > @Order(6) > > public class JsonConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory { > > > And what should be the proper way to have a custom Configuration based on a > custom file format ? > > Regards, > > Clément > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 7:04 PM, Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The configuration factory is responsible for parsing a config file and > > creating a Configuration object. As such, it must exist _before_ the > > configuration file is processed. > > > > Log4j plugins are only created during processing of the config file. So a > > configuration factory cannot be a plugin. > > > > Best regards, > > Remko > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On 2014/08/01, at 10:18, Clément Guillaume <cguilla...@hotpads.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm trying to use a custom ConfigurationFactory. I created and > annotated > > it > > > with a @Plugin and an @Order like this: > > > > > > @Plugin(category = "ConfigurationFactory", name = > > > "StartupConfigurationFactory") > > > @Order(10) > > > public class StartupConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory{ > > > ... > > > } > > > > > > But it is never loaded (none of the 2 methods are called). > > > > > > If I specify the system property "log4j.configurationFactory" with the > > name > > > of my class before creating a logger, my factory is successfully > loaded. > > > > > > Did I made a mistake declaring my ConfigurationFactory ? > > > > > > Clément > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > > > > > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
