[logback-dev] Improvements to logback configuration

[Ceki Gülcü]

The same idea would extend to other components, not just appenders.

On 4/22/2013 3:55 PM, Ceki Gülcü wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> In the release following version 1.0.12, I plan to make significant
> improvements to the logback configuration format, so that you will be
> able to write:
>
>    <fileAppender name="FILE">
>      <file>testFile.log</file>
>      <append>true</append>
>      <encoder>
>        <pattern>[%thread] %-5level %logger{35} - %msg%n</pattern>
>      </encoder>
>    </fileAppender >
>
> instead of the current more clunky
>
>    <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
>      <file>testFile.log</file>
>      <append>true</append>
>      <encoder>
>        <pattern>[%thread] %-5level %logger{35} - %msg%n</pattern>
>      </encoder>
>    </appender>
>
>
> The old format would of course continue to be valid.
>
> More details to follow after 1.0.12 is released.
>
> --
> Ceki