[slf4j-user] Maven logging binding for SLF4J?

[Ceki Gulcu]

On 06.04.2011 08:32, Erik Boye wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am implementing a Maven plugin based on code that uses the SLF4J API
> for logging. A Maven plugin should forward all its log statements to the
> Maven log system, so I have been trying to find a Maven logging binding
> for SLF4J. I cannot imagine I am the only one with this requirement, but
> so far no luck…
>
> About logging from Maven plugins:
>
> http://sonatype.com/books/maven-book/reference/writing-plugins-sect-logging.html
>
> Does anyone have any idea on how to achieve what I want? I have
> temporary implemented an SLF4J binding for Maven logging. It is working,
> but I am not satisfied with the log binding initialization, which is
> currently based on nasty static fields and methods. Please let me know
> if anyone is interested in having a look at the code, and I will send it
> privately.
>
> If a SLF4J binding for Maven logging is the only way to achieve this, I
> would like to find a “home” for the code. Could this ”home” be the SLF4J
> community, or is this to specific to be part of the SLF4J family of log
> implementations?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Erik
>
Hi Eric,

Yegor Bugayenko apaarently had a similar idea:
http://trac.fazend.com/rempl/browser/rempl/trunk/plugins/plugin-maven/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl

I think SLF4J is a good home for such code. We would need to agree on 
the project name and structure and get the ball rolling.

Cheers,
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Ceki

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