[logback-user] ConnectException when using <consolePlugin/>

[Ceki Gulcu]

Hello Paul,

In order to avoid that this falls through the cracks, could you please enter a 
jira issue.

Thank you,

Paul Nyheim wrote:
> Hi.
> For my JUnit tests, I have configured a logback-test.xml file with
> only a <consolePlugin/> entry. (debug=false)
> However, when I run the tests on the build-server, I get the following
> printed to System.out:
> 
> 09:02:23,596 |-ERROR in
> ch.qos.logback.classic.net.SocketAppender[null] - Could not connect to
> remote logback server at [localhost]. We will try again later.
> java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
>         at java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
>         at      at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
>         at      at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:333)
>         at      at
> java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:195)
> 
> I realize that this message is part of logbacks internal status,
> however it would be nice to have the option to disable this message
> which pollutes the build-log on the build-server.
> Maybe by specifying an attribute like this: <consolePlugin
> silent="true"/> where the underlying Socketappender will be silent if
> it is not able to connect to the host and port.
> 
> Regards,
> Paul Nyheim

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