[logback-user] Migrating from log4j

David Roussel nabble at diroussel.xsmail.com
Thu Apr 21 20:32:12 CEST 2011 

I don't know what the problem is, but spring doesn't depend on log4j, it uses commons logging. Make sure you don't have commons-logging on your classpath and the you have the commons to slf4j bridge. 

Maybe fixing that will solve your problem. 

David

On 21 Apr 2011, at 10:04, Taariq <taariql at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I'm migrating an app from log4j, which uses a daily rolling file
> appender defined like this...
> 
> log4j.rootLogger=ERROR
> 
> ### file appender
> log4j.appender.GTISFile=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
> log4j.appender.GTISFile.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p
> %c{1}:%L - %m%n
> log4j.appender.GTISFile.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
> log4j.appender.GTISFile.File="${user.home}/log/gtis.log"
> 
> 
> This will create a file named gtis.log in my user home directory, in a
> sub directory called log.
> 
> The logback config to attempt the same...
>         <appender name="GTISFile"
> class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
> 
>        <File>"${user.home}/log/gtis.log"</File>
>        <encoder>
>            <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} -
> %msg%n</pattern>
>        </encoder>
> 
>        <rollingPolicy
> class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy">
>            <!-- daily rollover -->
>            <fileNamePattern>.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log</fileNamePattern>
> 
>            <!-- keep 30 days' worth of history -->
>            <maxHistory>30</maxHistory>
>        </rollingPolicy>
>    </appender>
> 
> Now first I have to mention I'm using spring and other libraries that
> depend on log4j, so I'm using
> logback-classic 0.9.28, log4j-over-slf4j and slf4j-api 1.6.1
> 
> As such I've got both the log4j.properties file and the logback.xml in
> the classpath, hoping that
> logback handle all calls to log4j. If this is wrong please let me know.
> 
> This results in the errors below in both log4j and logback. It seems
> to want to create "C:\Users\TaariqL\log\gtis.log" inside my working
> directory.
> If I don't try to use the user.home or user.dir directories, eg
> <fileNamePattern>log/gtis.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log</fileNamePattern>, then
> it works fine
> and creates the log file in a folder called log inside my working directory.
> How does logback support the behaviour I had with log4j?
> 
> Thanks,
> Taariq
> 
> log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.
> java.io.FileNotFoundException: "C:\Users\TaariqL\log\gtis.log" (The
> filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
>    at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
>    at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:177)
>    at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:102)
>    at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:289)
>    at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.activateOptions(FileAppender.java:163)
>    at org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender.activateOptions(DailyRollingFileAppender.java:215)
>    at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.activate(PropertySetter.java:256)
>    at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.setProperties(PropertySetter.java:132)
>    at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.setProperties(PropertySetter.java:96)
>    at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.parseAppender(PropertyConfigurator.java:654)
>    at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.parseCategory(PropertyConfigurator.java:612)
>    at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.configureRootCategory(PropertyConfigurator.java:509)
>    at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.doConfigure(PropertyConfigurator.java:415)
>    at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.doConfigure(PropertyConfigurator.java:441)
>    at org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConverter.selectAndConfigure(OptionConverter.java:468)
>    at org.apache.log4j.LogManager.<clinit>(LogManager.java:122)
>    at org.apache.log4j.Logger.getLogger(Logger.java:104)
>    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger.getLogger(Log4JLogger.java:283)
>    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger.<init>(Log4JLogger.java:108)
>    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
>    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
>    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
>    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
>    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.createLogFromClass(LogFactoryImpl.java:1040)
>    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.discoverLogImplementation(LogFactoryImpl.java:838)
>    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.newInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:601)
>    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:333)
>    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:307)
>    at org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.getLog(LogFactory.java:645)
>    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.<clinit>(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:90)
>    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
>    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
>    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
>    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
>    at org.junit.internal.builders.AnnotatedBuilder.buildRunner(AnnotatedBuilder.java:31)
>    at org.junit.internal.builders.AnnotatedBuilder.runnerForClass(AnnotatedBuilder.java:24)
>    at org.junit.runners.model.RunnerBuilder.safeRunnerForClass(RunnerBuilder.java:57)
>    at org.junit.internal.builders.AllDefaultPossibilitiesBuilder.runnerForClass(AllDefaultPossibilitiesBuilder.java:29)
>    at org.junit.runners.model.RunnerBuilder.safeRunnerForClass(RunnerBuilder.java:57)
>    at org.junit.runners.model.RunnerBuilder.runners(RunnerBuilder.java:93)
>    at org.junit.runners.model.RunnerBuilder.runners(RunnerBuilder.java:84)
>    at org.junit.runners.Suite.<init>(Suite.java:79)
>    at com.intellij.junit4.IdeaSuite.<init>(IdeaSuite.java:40)
>    at com.intellij.junit4.JUnit46ClassesRequestBuilder.getClassesRequest(JUnit46ClassesRequestBuilder.java:34)
>    at com.intellij.junit4.JUnit4TestRunnerUtil.buildRequest(JUnit4TestRunnerUtil.java:81)
>    at com.intellij.junit4.JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.startRunnerWithArgs(JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.java:64)
>    at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.JUnitStarter.prepareStreamsAndStart(JUnitStarter.java:196)
>    at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.JUnitStarter.main(JUnitStarter.java:65)
>    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
>    at com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:115)
> log4j:ERROR Either File or DatePattern options are not set for
> appender [GTISFile].
> 10:56:00,063 |-INFO in ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext[default] -
> Could NOT find resource [logback.groovy]
> 10:56:00,064 |-INFO in ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext[default] -
> Found resource [logback-test.xml] at
> [file:/C:/Users/TaariqL/Documents/Workspace/GTIS_Trunk/gtis-core/target/test-classes/logback-test.xml]
> 10:56:00,256 |-INFO in ch.qos.logback.core.joran.action.AppenderAction
> - About to instantiate appender of type
> [ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender]
> 10:56:00,261 |-INFO in ch.qos.logback.core.joran.action.AppenderAction
> - Naming appender as [GTISFile]
> 10:56:00,284 |-INFO in
> ch.qos.logback.core.joran.action.NestedComplexPropertyIA - Assuming
> default type [ch.qos.logback.classic.encoder.PatternLayoutEncoder] for
> [encoder] property
> 10:56:00,349 |-INFO in c.q.l.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy - No
> compression will be used
> 10:56:00,351 |-INFO in c.q.l.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy -
> Will use the pattern .%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log for the active file
> 10:56:00,356 |-INFO in
> c.q.l.core.rolling.DefaultTimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy - The
> date pattern is 'yyyy-MM-dd' from file name pattern
> '.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log'.
> 10:56:00,356 |-INFO in
> c.q.l.core.rolling.DefaultTimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy -
> Roll-over at midnight.
> 10:56:00,359 |-INFO in
> c.q.l.core.rolling.DefaultTimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy -
> Setting initial period to Thu Apr 21 10:56:00 CAT 2011
> 10:56:00,360 |-INFO in
> ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender[GTISFile] - Active log
> file name: "C:\Users\TaariqL/log/gtis.log"
> 10:56:00,360 |-INFO in
> ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender[GTISFile] - File
> property is set to ["C:\Users\TaariqL/log/gtis.log"]
> 10:56:00,362 |-ERROR in
> ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender[GTISFile] - Failed to
> create parent directories for
> [C:\Users\TaariqL\Documents\Workspace\GTIS_Trunk\"C:\Users\TaariqL\log\gtis.log"]
> 10:56:00,363 |-ERROR in
> ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender[GTISFile] -
> openFile("C:\Users\TaariqL/log/gtis.log",true) call failed.
> java.io.FileNotFoundException: "C:\Users\TaariqL\log\gtis.log" (The
> filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
>    at java.io.FileNotFoundException: "C:\Users\TaariqL\log\gtis.log"
> (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
>    at    at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
>    at    at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:177)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.recovery.ResilientFileOutputStream.<init>(ResilientFileOutputStream.java:30)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender.openFile(FileAppender.java:163)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender.start(FileAppender.java:115)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender.start(RollingFileAppender.java:79)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.action.AppenderAction.end(AppenderAction.java:96)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.callEndAction(Interpreter.java:315)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.endElement(Interpreter.java:194)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.endElement(Interpreter.java:180)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.EventPlayer.play(EventPlayer.java:52)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.play(Interpreter.java:332)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:126)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:93)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:52)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.configureByResource(ContextInitializer.java:77)
>    at    at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.autoConfig(ContextInitializer.java:150)
>    at    at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.init(StaticLoggerBinder.java:85)
>    at    at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.<clinit>(StaticLoggerBinder.java:55)
>    at    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.bind(LoggerFactory.java:121)
>    at    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.performInitialization(LoggerFactory.java:111)
>    at    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory(LoggerFactory.java:268)
>    at    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:241)
>    at    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:254)
>    at    at za.co.newco.common.ConfigTests.<init>(ConfigTests.java:16)
>    at    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
>    at    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
>    at    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
>    at    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.createTest(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:202)
>    at    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.createTest(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:219)
>    at    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner$1.runReflectiveCall(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:301)
>    at    at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15)
>    at    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.methodBlock(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:303)
>    at    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:240)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:50)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:193)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:52)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:191)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:42)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:184)
>    at    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.java:61)
>    at    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.java:70)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:236)
>    at    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.run(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:180)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.Suite.runChild(Suite.java:128)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.Suite.runChild(Suite.java:24)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:193)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:52)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:191)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:42)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:184)
>    at    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:236)
>    at    at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:157)
>    at    at com.intellij.junit4.JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.startRunnerWithArgs(JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.java:97)
>    at    at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.JUnitStarter.prepareStreamsAndStart(JUnitStarter.java:196)
>    at    at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.JUnitStarter.main(JUnitStarter.java:65)
>    at    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>    at    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
>    at    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
>    at    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
>    at    at com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:115)
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