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Dmitry Bigunyak updated LOG4J2-2159:
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Issue Type: Improvement (was: Wish)
> Name attribute should not be required in the properties format
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> Key: LOG4J2-2159
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2159
> Project: Log4j 2
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Configurators
> Affects Versions: 2.10.0
> Reporter: Dmitry Bigunyak
> Priority: Minor
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> I struggle to understand why {{name}} attribute is required in the properties
> format.
> Have a look at this trivial config:
> {code}
> appenders = console
> appender.console.type = Console
> appender.console.name = STDOUT
> appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
> appender.console.layout.pattern = [%-5p] %m%n
> rootLogger.level = debug
> rootLogger.appenderRef.console.ref = STDOUT
> {code}
> I know that "appenders = console" string is not necessary which is good but
> omitting the {{name}} attribute for appender results in "No name attribute
> provided for Appender console" error. The question is why it can't use the
> component's {{console}} name by default? It's supper confusing that I have to
> introduce a new name, {{STDOUT}} in this case, to reference appender from the
> logger. I'd rather use the same {{console}} appender's component name, which
> is much more natural.
> Sorry, if I'm suggesting something that is totally wrong, I'm new to log4j
> and trying to make sense of it from the documentation which is not well
> structured to say the least.
> Maybe at least [Configuration with
> Properties|https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/configuration.html#Properties]
> section in the documentation could be completed by mentioning that the
> {{name}} attribute is required? Right now it only states that the {{type}}
> attribute must be specified.
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