Would that help?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24179375/eclipse-rcp-java-lang-classnotfoundexception-a-runtime
in particular:
Bundle-ClassPath: .,lib/library.jar
On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 4:48 PM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> OSGi and class loaders make for complications and tricky debugging sessions
> :-(
>
> Gary
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Michael Carman <
> michael.j.car...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > To try to tease out whether my problem is at the Eclipse level or the
> Log4j
> > level I experimented with loading my class via reflection.
> >
> > static {
> > try {
> > Class<?> clazz = Class.forName("x.y.z.LogDB");
> > Method method = clazz.getMethod("getConnection");
> > Connection connection = (Connection) method.invoke(clazz);
> > connection.close();
> > } catch (Exception e) {
> > e.printStackTrace();
> > }
> > logger = LogManager.getLogger();
> > }
> >
> > My attempt at reflection is successful. The call to
> LogManager.getLogger()
> > results in a ClassNotFoundException. This implies that my problem is that
> > Log4j isn't picking up on the class path used within my plugin. Is there
> a
> > way to configure that? Searching for "log4j classpath" turns up lots of
> > things about where to put the log4j.properties file.
> >
> > I can't be the first person to try to use a JDBC appender with Eclipse
> RCP.
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 3:27 PM Michael Carman <
> michael.j.car...@gmail.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, getConnection() is static. Log4j isn't getting far enough to
> attempt
> > > calling it, though. An explicit call to LogDB.getConnection() is
> > > successful but Log4j's attempts to invoke it via reflection fails
> trying
> > to
> > > load the class. That holds true even if I move my LogDB into the
> plug-in
> > > for my application and pre-load it! e.g., in the Activator for my main
> > > plug-in:
> > >
> > > static {
> > > try {
> > > LogDB.getConnection(); // succeeds
> > > } catch (SQLException e) {
> > > e.printStackTrace();
> > > }
> > > LogManager.getLogger(); // throws ClassNotFoundException
> > > }
> > >
> > > It seems like some sort of class path configuration problem, but I
> can't
> > > figure out what to set.
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 2:43 PM Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > Is your getConnection() method static?
> > >
> > > Gary
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Michael Carman <
> > > michael.j.car...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm using Log4j2 in an Eclipse RCP application. I've been using a
> > > > RollingFileAppender and am trying to switch to a JDBC appender backed
> > by
> > > a
> > > > ConnectionFactory. I've implemented this using the examples at
> > > > https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/appenders.
> > html#JDBCAppender
> > > as
> > > > a guide but get a ClassNotFoundException at each call to
> > > > LogManager.getLogger(). e.g.
> > > >
> > > > 2016-11-29 10:23:06,233 main ERROR java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
> > > > x.y.z.LogDB java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: x.y.z.LogDB
> > > > at
> > > > org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(
> > > > BundleLoader.java:506)
> > > > at
> > > > org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(
> > > > BundleLoader.java:422)
> > > > at
> > > > org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(
> > > > BundleLoader.java:410)
> > > > at
> > > > org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(
> > > > DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
> > > > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
> > > > at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
> > > > at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:264)
> > > > at
> > > > org.apache.logging.log4j.util.LoaderUtil.loadClass(
> > LoaderUtil.java:141)
> > > > at
> > > > org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.
> > > > FactoryMethodConnectionSource.createConnectionSource(
> > > > FactoryMethodConnectionSource.java:82)
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > My log4j2.xml defines the appender as:
> > > >
> > > > <JDBC name="DB" tableName="APP_LOG">
> > > > <ConnectionFactory class="x.y.z.LogDB" method="getConnection" />
> > > > <Column name="TIMESTAMP" isEventTimestamp="true" />
> > > > <Column name="PID" pattern="%X{pid}" />
> > > > <Column name="THREAD" pattern="%thread" />
> > > > <Column name="USERNAME" pattern="${env:USERNAME}" />
> > > > <Column name="SEVERITY" pattern="%level" />
> > > > <Column name="LOGGER" pattern="%logger{1.1.1.*}" />
> > > > <Column name="MESSAGE" pattern="%message" />
> > > > <Column name="EXCEPTION" pattern="%exception" isClob="true" />
> > > > </JDBC>
> > > >
> > > > I've looked at the obvious things: the name of my factory class
> matches
> > > > between my code and config file, it's declared public, and its
> package
> > is
> > > > exported by the parent plug-in. (The parent plug-in is also required
> by
> > > > other plugins via their manifests.) I can't see why the class loader
> > > > shouldn't be able to find it. I assume there's something simple and
> > > stupid
> > > > that I'm missing.
> > > >
> > > > I'm using Eclipse 3.6.2 (Helios) and Log4j 2.7.
> > > >
> > > > -Mike
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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