Just so if anyone finds this interesting (I hate finding the topic I need
without it's resolution)...
Well, I did start a discussion on the slf4j list, only I wasn't the first
one to do so...
It turns out that there will probably be a Java5 version of slf4j 1.1
(expected by the end of the year), which will support varargs.
An accompanying Logback version should follow shortly after that.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sebastien Pennec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "logback users list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 12:00
Subject: Re: [logback-user] varargs
Hello,
You are right: if you want to start a debate on the reasons for JDK 1.4
compatibility
of SLF4J, you might have a better result in starting it around there[1].
:)
About the relationship between SLF4J and logback, we strongly believe
that, by
using SLF4J, users will have the most freedom. Using SLF4J is a prudent
choice for developers, letting them choose their logging framework of
choice at deployment time.
On the other hand, we are building logback and it really is a great
framework. It has a broader scope than other frameworks, a different
architecture and is built on work done by Ceki (log4j's founder and author
of most of the code) for log4j 1.2 and 1.3. Logback also contains quite a
few new possibilities.
For more informations, you might want to take a look at the presentation
we are working on. Ceki will be soon presenting in Geneva the top 10
reasons for migrating to logback. There is a powerpoint file[2] online
that is pretty interesting.
Sébastien
[1]http://www.slf4j.org/mailing-lists.html
[2]http://logback.qos.ch/10reasons.ppt
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
Convinced, but... ;)
This is probably not the right list for this discussion (btw: what is the
relationship between slf4j and logback?), but can't there be an slf4j
version for Java 5 and one for 1.4?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sebastien Pennec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "logback users list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:57
Subject: Re: [logback-user] varargs
Hello,
Well, I guess that Ceki, the main author of SLF4J would answer this with
more inside knowledge of SLF4J...
But my guess would be that SLF4J will stay JKD 1.4 compatible for some
more time... maybe a year, and probably more...
Quite a lot of active development still use JDK 1.4, and it's not the
point of SLF4J to push toward JDK 1.5, but rather to be a simple and
widely compatible facade that lets user choose freely their logging
framework.
As long as many developments use JKD 1.4 and some major logging
framework also use this version of the JDK, I guess SLF4J will not break
JDK 1.4 compatibility.
Convinced? :)
Sébastien
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
Hello Sébastien,
Good answer... ;)
Any chance of seeing an slf4j interface with varargs in the near
future?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sebastien Pennec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "logback users list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:02
Subject: Re: [logback-user] varargs
Hello Zohar,
Thanks for using logback! :)
Logback classic natively implements the SLF4J API[1] so that one can
readily switch
back and forth between logback and other logging systems.
Actually, ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger directly extends
org.slf4j.Logger.
Since SLF4J is JDK 1.4 compatible, it cannot use any JDK 1.5 goodies,
varargs
included. Therefore, the part of logback that directly implements
SLF4J is bound to
the same constraint.
Hope this answers your question,
Sébastien
Links:
[1]: http://www.slf4j.org
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
Hello,
I'm new to LogBack and I was wondering why log methods do not have a
varargs version, so that one does not need to construct an array of
parameter objects.
Thanks,
Zohar.
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