I am using Spring boot to build a simple REST service and I am wondering about the most appropriate way to handle the logging.
In my application.properties file I have the following:
logging.level.org.springframework.web: DEBUG
While developing the application I simply run it as such:
java -jar myapp.war
thus, I got all the nice log messages in stdout. However, I intend to deploy it, and I'm wondering what is the most appropriate way to deploy the application and still have my logs.
Sure, one can simply redirect the output
java -jar myapp.war >> somefile
but this is not very elegant, and I want to deploy my application so that it can easily be used as a service:
ln -s /my/app/xyz.war /etc/init.d/xyz
Then, doing
service xyz start|stop|restrart
to manage it. Seems like doing this prevents me from redirecting stdout ..
Any ideas or advice about this?
What you are really after is Spring Boot file logging output functionality.
Quoting the above documentation:
By default, Spring Boot will only log to the console and will not
write log files. If you want to write log files in addition to the
console output you need to set a logging.file or logging.path property
(for example in your application.properties).
Essentially adding in your application.properties:
logging.file=name.of.my.log.file.log
logging.path=/path/where/above/log/file/gets/stored
In you application.properties file you can set two attributes for your logging.file.
Like in the documentation description: (26.3 File output)
By default, Spring Boot will only log to the console and will not
write log files. If you want to write log files in addition to the
console output you need to set a...
logging.file
Writes to the specified log file. Names can be an exact location or relative to the current directory.
logging.path
Writes spring.log to the specified directory. Names can be an exact location or relative to the current directory.
After setting one of those logging properties will be written in a file.
Here you can find the complete doc
I want to give a short update in 2020:
logging.file and logging.path are now deprecated:
Instead, I suggest to use logging.file.name in your application.properties (logging.file.path is also available).
Example: logging.file.name=./logdir/spring.log
Spring Boot support almost every logging frameworks you can use as per your convenience, but I will suggest you to use slf4j logging framework and customize using logback.xml it's very easy look at
1) Create LOGGER object adding this single line of code in your class
private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(YourClassName.class);
2) Create logback.xml file in /resource folder and copy below code
<?xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<appender name = "STDOUT" class = "ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
<encoder>
<pattern>[%d{yyyy-MMM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.sss'Z'}] [%C] [%t] [%L] [%-5p] %m%n</pattern>
</encoder>
</appender>
<appender name = "FILE" class = "ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
<File>/var/tmp/app.log</File> <!-- LOCATION of FILE WHERE YOU WANT TO SAVE -->
<encoder>
<pattern>[%d{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.sss'Z'}] [%C] [%t] [%L] [%-5p] %m%n</pattern>
</encoder>
</appender>
<root level = "INFO">
<appender-ref ref = "FILE"/>
<appender-ref ref = "STDOUT"/>
</root>
</configuration>
Using logback.xml configuration you can customize your application logging in spring boot
Related
I am using Logback in my Spring boot application.
In my log file I currently get the sample output:
16:09:43.299 [pool-2-thread-1] INFO c.b.r.h.k.s.myClassName - Log message
How can I change my log settings so that it only looks like the following:
16:09:43.299 Log message
I.e removing the "[pool-2-thread-1] INFO" from the log statement.
If you're using Spring Boot default console and file logs, i.e. haven't any logback.xml in your classpath, you can use logging.pattern.console and logging.pattern.file properties. For example, adding this to your application.yml file will do the trick for you:
logging:
pattern:
file: '%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %msg%n'
Otherwise, add this pattern to your corresponding file appender in your logback.xml:
<pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %msg%n</pattern>
I have a java web app that uses logback with slf4j for logging.
And this project has a dependency jar (which is a sub project). And this dependency jar uses org.apache.log4j.Logger for logging.
All logs must go into one log file.
My problem is, whatever I am logging with the code in the jar file is not being written to the log file.
Initially I had logback.xml. To resolve the above problem I added log4j.properties file to my web app.
It resolved my problem and now I can see all logs in one file.
Again my new probelm is: Earlier the log file was rolling every day according to the rolling policy in logback.xml.
Now it is not rolling. Even after I configured the rolling policy in log4j.properties that matches with the rolling policy that is in logback.xml, rolling is not happening.
I don't want to replace log4j in my dependency with logback. And also I want to write alll my logs into one file.
Is it possible to this, how can I resolve my issue?
FYI: I have "log4j-over-slf4j" dependency included in my pom.xml
Log4j.properties:
log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.file.File=SOME_PATH/logs/studentApp.log
log4j.appender.file.rollingPolicy = org.apache.log4j.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy
log4j.appender.file.rollingPolicy.FileNamePattern = SOME_PATH/logs/studentApp.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log
log4j.appender.file.maxBackupIndex=14
log4j.appender.file.threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d %c - %m%n
log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG,file
Assuming your rolling policy is correct, it's possible that log4j picks up the wrong configuration. log4j looks for the first configuration file in the classpath (first .xml then .properties) and if it happens to be the configuration from one of your dependencies your rolling policy will not work.
To test this you can add a system property -Dlog4j.configuration=... with the path to your configuration to the tomcat startup script. Or simply set your log level to TRACE/DEBUG and see if it affects the output.
Edit: your log4j config looks good, but the date pattern is missing.
Try adding
log4j.appender.file.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm (note that I've set the pattern to roll-over every minute, for easier testing)
Edit: you can remove every line containing rollingPolicy and maxBackupIndex - those will not be picked up in this case
The following configuration will create a .log file for the current date and keep adding the log in that file. When the date chanages, it will create a new file with the current date. This configuration will also zip the files as or when they exceed a certain size limit.
<appender name="FILE"
class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
<rollingPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy">
<fileNamePattern>log.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.%i.log.zip</fileNamePattern>
<timeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.SizeAndTimeBasedFNATP">
<!-- or whenever the file size reaches 500MB -->
<maxFileSize>300MB</maxFileSize>
</timeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy>
</rollingPolicy>
<encoder>
<pattern>%date %level [%thread] %logger{0} - %msg%n</pattern>
</encoder>
</appender>
Hope it helps.
I'm using log4j2 beta 4. log4j2.xml is properly set, everything works fine. But i need to change appender in runtime. From console defined in xml to RollingFileAppender with specific file location.
I'm struggling with documentation and getting nowhere. Anybody solved this?
You could write a code which would be invoked at startup of your app and there you colud remove the appender from the list of root loggers.
It goes something like this. I'm not very sure.
Logger.getRootLogger().removeAppender("stdout")
can I take a look at log4j.properties file?
to whom it may concern.
Created custom appender as plugin (basically copy of RollinfFileAppender) which gave me the oportunity to change file location. And created RootLogger (again as plugin) which gave me the oportunity to change log level and switch between sysout and file depending on server.
Sounds easy now:-)
define a logger with the filename/filepath defined by a system property in your log4j2.xml file.
<appenders>
<File name="MyFile" fileName="${sys:logFilename}.log">
<PatternLayout pattern="%d{${datestamp}} [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n"/>
</File>
</appenders>
In your programm read the filename from user input, save it to a system property with the key you used in your configuration file for the filename. update the context to reload your configuration file. --> Filename is created dynamicaly at runtime.
String filnameInput = "GetInputLikeYouWantIt";
System.setProperty("logFilename", filnameInput);
//update the Logger context to relead the filename with the lookup
LoggerContext ctx = (LoggerContext) LogManager.getContext(false);
ctx.reconfigure();
I am creating a java application in which there is a possibility that exceptions might be thrown. I am handling these exceptions in a try-catch block and printing appropriate messages so that the business users don't have to see the ugly stack trace in case of a failure.
But now when I debug, I would like to invoke the JAR file in such a way that it will print the stack traces for me, so that I can know where exactly the problem lies.
Can someone enlighten me on how this can be achieved?
You could use slf4j as a facade in order to be able to change quickly implementations and logback as the implementation for your logging. The combination of slf4j and logback are currently a very efficient logging system. In case you would want to use another implementation such as log4j, JDK 1.4, or Jacarta Commons logging you could just change the jar of the implementation(binding) with the one you want. It follows a quick user manual of how to use slf4j with logback.
Setting Your Environment
First of all you should import the necessary jars that are required to use slf4j.
Go to slf4j download page and download slf4j-1.7.0.zip
Extract slf4j-1.7.0.zip
Go to logback download page and download logback-1.0.7.zip
Extract logback-1.0.7.zip
Eclipse Guide
Go to your project in eclipse and right click on it. Select Properties.
From the left panel select Java Build Path
Select Libraries tab
Click Add External Jars
Locate your extracted folders and add logback-core-1.0.7.jar, logback-classic-1.0.7.jar from the logback-1.0.7 folder and slf4j-api-1.7.0.jar from the slf4j-1.7.0 folder. Click ok to return to the project.
Netbeans Guide
Go to your project in Netbeans and right click on it. Select Properties.
From the left panel select Libraries
Select Compile tab
Click Add Jar/Folder
Locate your extracted folders and add logback-core-1.0.7.jar, logback-classic-1.0.7.jar from the logback-1.0.7 folder and slf4j-api-1.7.0.jar from the slf4j-1.7.0 folder. Click ok to return to the project.
*In case you are not using any of the above environments you should add the above 3 jars in your classpath manually. Dependening your operating system there is a different procedure to follow.
Using the logging framework
First of all you should import the required dependencies:
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
Each class that you would like to log should have a private logger:
private final Logger logger = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass())
By having a seperate logger for each class you provide more flexibility and easier change of your logging levels(WARN,ERROR,INFO,DEBUG).
According to the log level that would like to use you should have
logger.info("Your info message");
logger.error("Your error message");
logger.debug("Your debug message");
logger.warn("Your warn message");
There is also the possibility to use more complex method calls dependening on your needs. For example if you want to debug and show also the stacktrace you should use
logger.debug("Your debug message",e);
(e stands for a catched exception).
For example:
try{
//some code
}catch (IOException e){
logger.debug("An IOException was thrown at this method ",e);
logger.error("An IOException was thrown at this method ",e);
}
*At this point without adding any other configuration you have a simple logging system. In case you want more advanced configuration
read the advanced settings of logback that i have posted below.
Advanced Settings of logback
In order to have a more advanced logging system you should create an additional file which will contain all the logging configuration. For this example i am going to use the logback.xml. For more info regarding the different files of logback please refer to logback configuration.
At this point you should create a folder named resources and add it in the buildpath of your project.
Eclipse Guide
Create a folder named resources(You must see the folder in your project)
Go to your project in eclipse and right click on it. Select Properties.
From the left panel select Java Build Path
Select Source tab
Click Add Folder
Tick the resources folder that you have created and click ok. Click ok to return to the project.
At this point you should see the resources folder as a package.
Netbeans Guide
Create a folder named resources(it will not be visible yet on the projects view..Only in the files view)
Go to your project in Netbeans and right click on it. Select Properties.
From the left panel select Sources
In the Source package folders click Add Folder.
Select the resources folder and click ok.
You should see the folder created as a package.
*The name of the folder could be any name that you like. For convenience i named it resources.
The following applies in both Eclipse and Netbeans.
*In case you will not have the following file in your classpath which specify specific settings in the logging framework, the root logger level is automatically assigned in DEBUG. That means that all the logging levels are going to be logged. Debug is the higher level.
Create a folder named logback.xml and place it inside the resources folder.
Inside logback.xml place the following tag.
<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
<filter class="ch.qos.logback.classic.filter.LevelFilter">
<level>INFO</level>
<onMatch>ACCEPT</onMatch>
<onMismatch>DENY</onMismatch>
</filter>
<encoder>
<pattern>[%-5level] - %msg%n
</pattern>
</encoder>
</appender>
<appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
<append>false</append>
<filter class="ch.qos.logback.classic.filter.LevelFilter">
<level>DEBUG</level>
<onMatch>ACCEPT</onMatch>
<onMismatch>DENY</onMismatch>
</filter>
<encoder>
<pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %class - %msg%n
</pattern>
</encoder>
<File>log/log.txt</File>
</appender>
<logger name="org.test" level="INFO" additivity="false">
<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
</logger>
<logger name="org.test" level="DEBUG" additivity="false">
<appender-ref ref="FILE" />
</logger>
<root level="OFF">
</root>
The above configuration contains 2 different appenders,one in the console and one in a file named log.txt. The file is going to be placed in a folder named log. In case the folder log does not exist is going to be created automatically.
The pattern that you are going to use depends on you and how informative your messages will be.
In the current configuration the console appender is less descriptive and shows only the logging level and the message, comparing to the file appender which contains logging level, thread name, class name, time and message. The value append is set to false in order to create a new log file after every run of your application.
The above configuration uses 2 different loggers for the same package. The first logger prints only the info messages in the console and the second logger prints the debug messages to a file. This is achieved by using the filter that is placed inside the appenders.
*In the logger name you can have the fully qualified name of your class or the package name. In this case i assumed package structure
org.test and placed the class inside this package. If you have the
fully qualified name of the class the logging configuration will be
applied only for this class. In case you use the package name, all the
classes inside this package are going to follow the above
configuration.
There are many different ways to use the appenders and loggers and it depends in your needs and the complexity of your program. According to the situation that you described i believe that above solution could meet your needs.
P.S. For more descriptive definitions and more advanced configurations you could refer to the Logback manual
Why not use Logging levels.?
DEBUG for your technical errors
and INFO or ERROR with the business codes that your users understand.
such things are usually handled with loggers and different log levels.
You typicaly have 3 log levels, general logs, warnings and errors.
When you output you decide which level a message is
when you start your application you say to your loggger which level it should display.
For your users this will be ERROR, only the worst things should be visible, for yourself you would output everything
create two classes with the same package/name at two different locations
public class PrintStackTraceUtil
{
public static void printStackTrace(Throwable err)
{
//ignore
}
}
and
public class PrintStackTraceUtil
{
public static void printStackTrace(Throwable err)
{
err.printStackTrace();
}
}
when compiling your java program, put only one of those paths in your sourcepath
I am new to JavaEE SSH environment, and currently I use log4j as my application's log system. But the problem is that if I set the log output level at DEBUG there are too many console output in MyEclipse, switch the output level to WARN will reduce the amount of the messages but also lost some information I interested in. So my question is how to let the log4j ONLY output ALL the log message generated by the Java file I am editing and DO NOT output ANY messages generated by others.
Assuming you are configuring log4j with a log4j.properties file, you can set a specific class or package to a different level like this:
log4j.logger.com.foo.MyClass=DEBUG
See http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/manual.html for more introductory log4j stuff.
http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/manual.html
You can configure the log-level of every Logger you created via Logger.getLogger("org.springframework") . You must search the configuration file for log4j.
Example for XML (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log4j):
...
<logger name="org.springframework">
<level value="info"/>
</logger>
<!--
everything of spring was set to "info" but for class
PropertyEditorRegistrySupport we want "debug" logging
-->
<logger name="org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport">
<level value="debug"/>
</logger>
Hope that helps.
if you are running in the unix/linux environment, you can tail and grep the log file what exactly you are looking for. this is more flexible than modifying log4j configuration and much more powerful
I had the same issue whereby my log4j debug logging was being overwhelmed by Spring debugging in my JUnit unit tests (in Eclipse). I got around this by adding the following to my log4j properties file.
log4j.logger.org.springframework=FATAL