Hi all, There are lot of different approaches of logging in Stratos code. May be we can follow same format so that code looks clean and understandable. This is to decide which way we should follow.
*1. Separation of objects* We are using square brackets in most of the places. I think that is a good approach. May be we can use a comma after one object. We need to decide. E.g. 1 [network-partition] network-partition-1 [cluster-instance] single-cartridge-app-1 [cluster] php1.php.domain E.g. 2 [network-partition] network-partition-1, [cluster-instance] single-cartridge-app-1, [cluster] php1.php.domain *2. Using same text for identifying a particular type* E.g. We use [network-parition], [NW partition], [network partition] in different places. We could stick to one. *3. Using the String.format or concatenation. * String.format brings clarity and readability while it reduces the performance against concatenation. We need to decide what should be our choice. I would vote for String.format considering performance gain is negligible if we only have info level logs. *4. Use isDebugEnabled() and don't use isInfoEnabled()* Regarding this, we must use *isDebugEnabled* everywhere we do debug logging. But i think we can skip *isInfoEnabled *assuming we will have info logs in limited numbers. Wdyt? We can add a guidance at [2] for developers regarding all the matters here, after deciding. Thanks. [1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/925423/is-it-better-practice-to-use-string-format-over-string-concatenation-in-java [2] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/STRATOS/Developer+Guide -- -- Lahiru Sandaruwan Committer and PMC member, Apache Stratos, Senior Software Engineer, WSO2 Inc., http://wso2.com lean.enterprise.middleware email: lahi...@wso2.com blog: http://lahiruwrites.blogspot.com/ linked-in: http://lk.linkedin.com/pub/lahiru-sandaruwan/16/153/146