[logback-user] add property for specifying logback.xml filelocation

[Ceki Gülcü]

Hi Michael,

What you propose makes sense. However, I'd like to limit the number of ways 
logback can be configured (to ease the brain-footprint of logback on our 
users.) How about if we allowed a config file to include parts from a 
different sources? This inclusion feature should allow you to reference a 
different file. Moreover, since Joran supports variable substitution, you 
could set the value of the variable through a system property. You would 
get the feature you are asking for, and we would keep the initialization 
procedure simple (err, simpler.).

WDYT?

If you agree, could you please file a bug report asking for inclusion 
feature in joran/logback?

At 07:08 PM 2/8/2007, Newcomb, Michael-P57487 wrote:
>If I have multiple tests that measure performance, debugging, vs. ??? I 
>don't want to change the file or have duplicate files in different directories.
>
>Look at the logback examples directory. 
>logback-0.9\logback-examples\src\main\java\chapter2\
>
>There are 3 different configuration files. I don't want any code 
>dependencies on Logback so the only way to configure logback is to use a 
>file called logback.xml or logback-test.xml.
>
>To execute chapter 2 I would have to copy those files to logback.xml or 
>logback-test.xml. Or put them in different directories and rename them all 
>to the same file name.
>
>Thanks,
>Michael
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: logback-user-bounces at qos.ch [mailto:logback-user-bounces at qos.ch] On 
>Behalf Of Sebastien Pennec
>Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:36 PM
>To: logback users list
>Subject: Re: [logback-user] add property for specifying logback.xml 
>filelocation
>
>Hello Michael,
>
>At the moment, logback can load two different files: logback.xml and 
>logback-test.xml. They need to be in the classpath and can be useful to 
>separate the environments, e.g. development and production.
>
>This behavior is usually enough for many situations.
>
>Can you precise your request with a use case that would need a java 
>variable and would not be possible with the actual behavior?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Sébastien
>
>
>Newcomb, Michael-P57487 wrote:
> > e.g.:
> > -Dch.qos.logback.config=foo/bar/my-logback.xml
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael
> >
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