[logback-user] Problem with Syslog appender

[Pradnya Gawade]

Thanks a lot Ceki Gulcu. I will follow your instructions. Do you know
about any other logging APIs for jav which can support both these
requirement? I am lokking at Protomatter syslog which probably can
help but it looks complicated to implement compared to Logback.

- Pradnya

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Ceki Gulcu <ceki at qos.ch> wrote:
>
> On 22.10.2010 17:02, Pradnya Gawade wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have following requirements when sending the log from a java web
>> application to syslog server:
>
>
>> 1. When logging the stack trace in case of exceptions, all the stack
>> strace should be seen as a single message.
>
> Logback does not support this feature. Please create a jira issue asking for it.
>
>> 2. Need to send either or all of the following information in logs- name
>> of the web application, URL, version of the application.
>
> Via MDC
> =======
>
> Add the following code when your web-app starts:
>
> MDC.put("appName", ...);
> MDC.put("appURL", ...);
> MDC.put("appVersion", ...);
>
> In logback.xml:
>
> <appender name="SYSLOG" class="ch.qos.logback.classic.net.SyslogAppender">
>   <SuffixPattern>%mdc{appName} %mdc{appURL} %mdc{appVersion} %logger
> %msg</SuffixPattern>
> </appender>
>
>
> By system properties
> ====================
>
> Set the following system properties:
>
> -DappName=... -DappURL=... -DappVersion
>
> In logback.xml:
>
> <appender name="SYSLOG"
> class="ch.qos.logback.classic.net.SyslogAppender">
>   <SuffixPattern>%property{appName} %property{appURL}
> %property{appVersion} %logger  %msg</SuffixPattern>
> </appender>
>
> HTH
>
>> As per my knowledge, Syslog appender of Logback doesnot fit to above
>> requirements. I am also looking for any other logging APIs which can
>> satisfy these requirements. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
>>
>> - Pradnya
>>
>
>
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