The %encode{}{JSON} pattern was added in version 2.8.2. It doesn't appear
to be documented on the layout manual page, but the feature is mentioned in
the changelog for issue <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1848>.
On 26 January 2018 at 00:53, Fröstl, Christian <
christian.froe...@accenture.com> wrote:
> We are using log4j2 2.7.
> It's a hybris application and packaged with ant, or what do you want to
> know?
>
> On 25.01.18, 21:56, "Matt Sicker" <boa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Can you verify the version of Log4j you're using along with how you're
> packaging your application?
>
> On 25 January 2018 at 14:33, Fröstl, Christian <
> christian.froe...@accenture.com> wrote:
>
> > Yes, you're right, this is exactly what I want.
> > If I use this %encode{%m}{JSON} notation, I only have the string
> "%encode"
> > in my logfiles and not a the encoded message field.
> > Do you have an idea why this happens?
> >
> >
> > On 25.01.18, 19:52, "Matt Sicker" <boa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Using %encode{%m}{JSON} will only encode the message so that it
> can be
> > placed inside a JSON string with escapes already added. This is
> useful
> > for
> > creating custom JSON structures as your output. If you just want
> > structured
> > log output in general, the JSON layout (requires Jackson) is
> your best
> > bet.
> >
> > On 25 January 2018 at 04:07, Fröstl, Christian <
> > christian.froe...@accenture.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everybody,
> > >
> > > I like to encode the message and the exception field to JSON
> > notation.
> > > From the docs https://urldefense.proofpoint.
> com/v2/url?u=https-3A__
> > logging.apache.org_log4j_2.x_manual_layouts.html&d=DwIFaQ&
> c=eIGjsITfXP_y-
> > DLLX0uEHXJvU8nOHrUK8IrwNKOtkVU&r=37nF0SnGtdjmcblOpYG7cKwaPDc1GW
> > o5GNDvnDLF8TE&m=Ev44coMgjgoj5j99VzOSlBWHAwewFMO5RTrlo7x1DjE&s=
> > pY5vUixibqJVgDxm8ZqKxZFXJLXphXdmiSlku8MslcQ&e= I
> > > have the following notation:
> > > %encode{%m}{JSON}
> > >
> > > But this doesn't work. The only encoding which works success
> is the
> > > default HTML encoding, if I specify the following:
> > > %encode{%m}
> > >
> > > This is my complete code snippet:
> > > <PatternLayout>
> > > <alwaysWriteExceptions>false</
> alwaysWriteExceptions>
> > > <pattern>%level;%d{yyyy-MM-dd
> > HH:mm:ss.SSS};%t;%c;%encode{%
> > > m}{JSON}%n</pattern>
> > > </PatternLayout>
> > >
> > > Any hints how to use the %encode method to get JSON or CRLF
> encoding?
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > > Christian
> > >
> > > On 24.01.18, 14:41, "Tungathurthi, Chandra Kiran Bharadwaj" <
> > > chandra.tungathur...@rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > It's log4j.configurationFile use this property to specify
> > external
> > > config.
> > >
> > > As in,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > `log4j.configurationFile=/path/to/log4j2.xml`
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 6:47 PM +0530, "Ralph Goers" <
> > > ralph.go...@dslextreme.com<mailto:ralph.go...@dslextreme.com>>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I’d have to look at the code to be sure, but you might try
> > configuring
> > > it as a url - file:///mypath .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ralph
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Jan 24, 2018, at 5:46 AM, Fröstl, Christian wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > Hello everybody,
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > We like to use a log4j2.xml file for log4j2
> configuration of
> > our
> > > hybris application.
> > >
> > > > If the file log4j2.xml is part of the classpath and the
> > property
> > > "log4j2.config.xml=hybris-log4j2.xml" is part of my
> local.properties
> > > file, it will be loaded automatically and everything is fine.
> > >
> > > > But how can we load the file if it is located in a
> directory
> > outside
> > > the classpath?
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > I tried the following:
> > >
> > > > 1.Specify the absolute path in local.properties file
> > >
> > > > -> Will just get many context loader and nullpointer
> > exceptions in
> > > logfile
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > 2. Specify the log4j.configurationFile property in
> > > log4j2.component.properties
> > >
> > > > -> The file will be found by the system, but config will
> have
> > no
> > > effect. Fallback custom log will be used
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > I found this documentation, that it should be possible to
> > configure
> > > the xml file with this properties, but it doesn't work.
> > >
> > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__
> > > logging.apache.org_log4j_2.0_faq.html&d=DwIGaQ&c=eIGjsITfXP_y-
> > > DLLX0uEHXJvU8nOHrUK8IrwNKOtkVU&r=
> 37nF0SnGtdjmcblOpYG7cKwaPDc1GW
> > > o5GNDvnDLF8TE&m=sNVaiG5zpbSx80M_ARXerzwh6lxhigOI7BMhyW9w2ZA&s=
> > > ueOxTJdIkKbMIV6VTsZe28qJuTPCt_C2h6ijjrydcgM&e= -> How do I
> specify
> > the
> > > configuration file location?
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > Does anyone have an idea to solve this problem?
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks and greetings,
> > >
> > > > Christian
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > On 23.01.18, 17:44, "Greg Huber" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > In a tomcat environment how do I get
> > Log4jServletContextListener
> > >
> > > > contextDestroyed to be called last. It is being
> called
> > before my
> > >
> > > > contextDestroyed and I get no logging on shutdown.
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > Cheers Greg
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
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