[slf4j-dev] Add a third parameter of the log API if possible

[Jason Dillon]

Just make the damn methods varargs already!



On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 4:18 AM, George Cao wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> I use slf4j log API for long time, one thing i feel inconvenience about it the default number of log API parameters is 2. For instance:
> public void warn(String format, Object arg1, Object arg2);
> 
> Usually i log something in the 'who did what, and result is what ' style. e.g. 
> LOG.info (http://LOG.info)("User {} update post {}, result is {}", userId, postId, true); 
> but the max number of parameters of this API is 2, so i need to write it like this:
> LOG.info (http://LOG.info)("User {} update post {}, result is {}",new Object[]{ userId, postId, true});
> 
> I think the number of parameters of this API should be 3 and 3 is the most common cases for a meaning log info.
> 
> Is this true or what are your concerns when you design the APIs?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> George 
> 
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