Patrick, I have done this using a the Java logging API in conjunction with a context listener. When your application loads, you have the context listener configure the logger to do the output you want. In my case I create a log in the $CATALINA_HOME/logs directory named after the app and do standard revolving logfiles. I also set the default logging level here.
The nice thing about the logging api is that it is hierarchical and so once you have configured the root logger, additional loggers (one per class in my case) can be set as children to the root. All the children will use the properties of the root (like the log file you defined) as well as have their own properties which you can adjust to suit your debugging situation. Using this approach allows you to set the debugging level of a class higher if you are working on it and it leaves the other classes in a 'quiet' mode. One of the things I really like about the java logging API is that it allows you to change the loggin level at runtime. In my application I will be adding a management interface that will allow changing the debug level of a specific class on a deployed application at runtime. Jason On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Farrell, Patrick wrote: > I would like to pre-configure a web application to automatically create > a logger with certain settings when the application is deployed to > Tomcat 4.1.X. Is there a tomcat-specific configuration file that I can > add to the WAR in order to accomplish this, or is editing the server.xml > the only way to create a logger? > > If it is not possible to accomplish this task via a configuration file, > could it be done using a startup servlet in the application? This class > would have to use the Tomcat API directly in order to create a logger .. > but it seems possible. Has anyone tried this before? > > Thanks in advance, > > Patrick M. Farrell > Client Care Manager > Client Server & Web Development > Quick Solutions, Inc. > A four time INC 500 winner! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *********************************************************************** > This message is intended only for the use of the intended recipient and > may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and/or CONFIDENTIAL. If you > are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, > dissemination, disclosure or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > destroy all copies of this message and its attachments and notify us > immediately. > *********************************************************************** > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
