[slf4j-dev] FATAL level

[Lilianne E. Blaze]

Is anyone reading this?

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Lilianne E. Blaze wrote:
> Hello,
> Could you please reconsider adding FATAL level?
> I read and understand the argument at
> http://www.slf4j.org/faq.html#fatal , but actually there are scenarios
> where the two levels are different - for example, inconsistencies in a
> database might be classified as ERROR, but failing hardware or
> inconsistencies suggesting unauthorized access are need immediate
> attention are FATAL.
> Application saying "I'm out of memory, I'm quitting in hope that os will
> restart me soon as defined in cron" is error.
> Same application saying "I think I'm being hacked now, help me" is fatal.
> Also, it's reasonable to configure logging system to forward error
> situations to admin's mail, and fatal ones to admin's cell phone.
>
> Greetings, Lilianne E. Blaze
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