[logback-user] Log file path set at runtime

[fudmail]

David. Thank you! You were right.

I didn't realize the class I was calling to compute the application's
base directory just happened to have a static logger that called
LoggerFactory.getLogger(...); which was the culprit. So, ensuring I
set my system property "app.base.path" before any class can call
LoggerFactory.getLogger(...) ensures the property
is available when the logback.xml config file is processed.

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:30 PM, David Roussel
<nabble at diroussel.xsmail.com> wrote:
> Fud,
>
> It sounds obvious but you have to initialise your system property before you initialise logback.
>
> Logback initialises the first time LoggerFactory.getLogger() is called. So if you have you logger as a static member in your main class then it's going to get initialised too soon.
>
> In your main class you can have a logger member, but have it initially set to null. In your main method work out you app base property. Then do 'log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(...)'.
>
> I do some something like this and it works for me.
>
> David
>
> On 5 Aug 2010, at 16:29, fudmail <fudmail at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe my logback configuration issue should be common but I am
>> unable to find a satisfactory resolution.
>>
>> I'll first describe what I'm trying to achieve.
>>
>> I have a simple application that is deployed somewhere on the file
>> system as follows:
>>
>> MyApp
>> |- bin
>>   |- myExecJar.jar
>> |- lib
>> |- conf
>>   |- logback.xml
>> |- logs
>>
>> At runtime my application computes the absolute path of the MyApp
>> directory (e.g., /home/user1/apps/MyApp) using reflection. A system
>> property called "app.base.path" is set to this computed path.
>>
>> This path is computed so that some other misc. paths are resolved
>> relative to the value of "app.base.path" and are independent of the
>> working directory (i.e., the value of the "user.dir" property) that
>> the application was started from.
>>
>> In my logback.xml configuration file I have the line
>> <file>${app.base.path}/logs/logback.log</file>
>> to specify where the log file will be written to.
>>
>> My problem is this. Upon running "java -jar myExecJar.jar", the
>> logback.xml file is read from the classpath (set in the jar manifest)
>> and processed before my code gets the chance to programmatically set
>> the "app.base.path" property. I therefore end up with a directory
>> being created as follows
>> "/home/user1/apps/MyApp/bin/app.base.path_IS_UNDEFINED
>> logs/logback.log".
>>
>> Any suggestions on the best way to achieve what I'm trying to do in logback?
>>
>> Thank you.
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