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Changes in this version include:
New Features
• LOG4J2-3297: Limit loading of configuration via a url to https by
default.
• LOG4J2-2486: Require log4j2.Script.enableLanguages to be specified to
enable scripting for specific languages.
• LOG4J2-3303: Add TB support to FileSize. Thanks to ramananravi.
• LOG4J2-3282: Add the log4j-to-jul JDK Logging Bridge Thanks to
Michael Vorburger.
• : Add
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AsyncAppender.getAppenders() to more
easily port from org.apache.log4j.AsyncAppender.getAllAppenders().
• : Add Configurator.setLevel(Logger, Level), setLevel(String, String),
and setLevel(Class, Level). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• LOG4J2-3341: Add shorthand syntax for properties configuration format
for specifying a logger level and appender refs.
• LOG4J2-3391: Add optional additional fields to NoSQLAppender. Thanks
to Gary Gregory.
Fixed Bugs
• LOG4J2-3304: Flag LogManager as initiialized if the LoggerFactory is
provided as a property. Thanks to francis-FY.
• LOG4J2-3404: Fix DefaultConfiguration leak in PatternLayout Thanks to
Piotr Karwasz.
• LOG4J2-3405: Document that the Spring Boot Lookup requires the
log4j-spring-boot dependency.
• LOG4J2-3317: Fix RoutingAppender backcompat and disallow recursive
evaluation of lookup results outside of configuration properties.
• LOG4J2-3333: Fix ThreadContextDataInjector initialization deadlock
• LOG4J2-3358: Fix substitutions when programmatic configuration is used
• LOG4J2-3306: OptionConverter could cause a StackOverflowError.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge class ConsoleAppender should extend WriterAppender
and provide better compatibility with custom appenders.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge method NDC.inherit(Stack) should not use generics
to provide source compatibility.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge class PatternLayout is missing constants
DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN and TTCC_CONVERSION_PATTERN.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge class PropertyConfigurator should implement
Configurator.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge interface Configurator doConfigure() methods
should use LoggerRepository, not LoggerContext.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge class OptionConverter is missing
selectAndConfigure() methods.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge class Category should implement AppenderAttachable.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge method Category.exists(String) should be static.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge methods missing in org.apache.log4j.Category:
getDefaultHierarchy(), getHierarchy(), getLoggerRepository().
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge class LogManager default constructor should be
public.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge interface org.apache.log4j.spi.RendererSupport was
in the wrong package and incomplete.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge interfaces missing from package
org.apache.log4j.spi: ThrowableRenderer, ThrowableRendererSupport,
TriggeringEventEvaluator.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing class org.apache.log4j.or.RendererMap.
• LOG4J2-3281: Log4j 1.2 bridge PropertiesConfiguration.buildAppender
not adding filters to custom appender.
• LOG4J2-3316: Log4j 1.2 bridge should ignore case in properties file
keys.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.component.helpers.Constants.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.spi.RootLogger.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge class Category is missing some protected instance
variables.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.Hierarchy.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge methods Category.getChainedPriority() and
getEffectiveLevel() should not be final.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.spi.NOPLoggerRepository and
NOPLogger.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds
org.apache.log4j.spi.DefaultRepositorySelector.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge implements LogManager.getCurrentLoggers() fully.
• LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge fixes parsing filters in properties
configuration file #680. Thanks to Benjamin Röhl, Gary Gregory.
• LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge missing
OptionConverter.instantiateByKey(Properties, String, Class, Object). Thanks to
Gary Gregory.
• LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge class org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent
missing constructors and public instance variable. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• LOG4J2-3328: Log4j 1.2 bridge does not support system properties in
log4j.xml. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge now logs a warning instead of throwing an
NullPointerException when building a Syslog appender with a missing
"SyslogHost" param. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge should allow property and XML attributes to start
with either an upper-case or lower-case letter. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr
P. Karwasz.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses the wrong default values for a TTCCLayout
#709. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge throws ClassCastException when using SimpleLayout
and others #708. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses the wrong file pattern for rolling file
appenders #710. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge throws ClassCastException when using SimpleLayout
and others #708. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge creates a SocketAppender instead of a
SyslogAppender. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses some incorrect default property values in
some appenders. Thanks to Piotr P. Karwasz.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge supports the SocketAppender. Thanks to Gary
Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing DefaultThrowableRenderer. Thanks to Gary
Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing some ThrowableInformation constructors.
Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing some LocationInfo constructors. Thanks to
Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed org.apache.log4j.pattern.FormattingInfo.
Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed org.apache.log4j.pattern.NameAbbreviator.
Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing UtilLoggingLevel. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing FormattingInfo. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing PatternConverter. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing PatternParser. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge issues with filters #753. Thanks to ppkarwasz,
Gary Gregory.
• : Log4j 1.2 bridge implements most of DOMConfigurator. Thanks to Gary
Gregory.
• : JndiManager reverts to 2.17.0 behavior: Read the system property
for each call.
• LOG4J2-3330: Configurator.setLevel not fetching the correct
LoggerContext. Thanks to Mircea Lemnaru, Gary Gregory.
• : Fix DTD error: Add missing ELEMENT for Marker.
• : Fix log4j-jakarta-web service file #723. Thanks to Gary Gregory,
Piotr P. Karwasz.
• LOG4J2-3392: AppenderLoggingException logging any exception to a
MongoDB Appender. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Omer U.
• LOG4J2-3392: Possible NullPointerException in MongoDb4DocumentObject,
MongoDbDocumentObject, DefaultNoSqlObject. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
• : Trim whitespace before parsing a String into an Integer. Thanks to
Gary Gregory.
• LOG4J2-3410: Log4j 1.2 bridge throws a ClassCastException when
logging a Map with non-String keys. Thanks to Barry Sham, Gary Gregory.
• LOG4J2-3407: Log4j 1.2 bridge Check for non-existent appender when
parsing properties #761. Thanks to Kenny MacLeod.
• LOG4J2-3407: Log4j 1.2 bridge supports global threshold #764. Thanks
to Piotr P. Karwasz.
Changes
• LOG4J2-3267: Change modifier of method
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.Generate#generate to public (was package
private) to facilitate automated code generation.
Tag:
a) for a new copy do "git clone https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git
and then "git checkout tags/log4j-2.17.2-rc1” or just "git clone -b
log4j-2.17.2-rc1 https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git";
b) for an existing working copy to “git pull” and then “git checkout
tags/log4j-2.17.2-rc1”
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