So a couple of things - the config I posted was a Log4j2 config to use on the appender side. Make sure your app is using that appender configuration.
This allows Chainsaw to begin parsing and tailing your log file without you having to tell Chainsaw about the fileappender configuration. Once you have started your app that is using the appender configuration I provided, just open the 'zeroconf' tab in Chainsaw. You should see a row with your appender's name (assuming you added jmdns to the classpath for the app using the fileappender configuration). You can click 'autoconnect' if you'd like to always start Chainsaw with this configuration if it is available. Next, just double-click on the row and Chainsaw will start parsing and tailing your log file - assuming the advertised URL your used in your file appender configuration is accessible by Chainsaw (looks like you are working locally with Chainsaw and your fileappender, so file:// paths will work fine). On 5/10/13, M@ <matthew.dun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the quick response! I pulled down your custom build and it's > definitely fixed some things (notably the "please load a config file" intro > screen), but I'm still not getting it. > > I pointed chainsaw at the config file you posted on SO but it didn't seem > to cause chainsaw to do anything (no recievers defined, zeroconf still did > nothing). After that I tried opening the log file but it wouldn't open. > When I switched the logging format back to XMLLayout chainsaw could > manually open it, but it still didn't tail. Could the not tailing be > related to the XML format? Is there a more tail-friendly format that will > open? > > On an unrelated note, in the new version the horizontal resizing (of the > recievers pane and the pane on the other side) seems to be broken, it's not > really a problem, just a heads up. > > --M@ > > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Scott Deboy <scott.de...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks for posting to the dev list! >> >> I've commented on your stackoverflow post. There were a few issues. >> >> - Stale docs (sorry) >> - No support in Chainsaw V2 for Log4j2 socketappenders yet >> - Chainsaw wasn't setting up a 'tailing' log file receiver >> configuration for the advertised fileappender >> >> Those are all fixed, and I commented on the stackoverflow post. >> >> Thanks much! >> >> >> >> On 5/10/13, M@ <matthew.dun...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi all, I'm trying to get a basic hello world log message to stream >> > from >> > log4j2 (beta 5, the binary release as of yesterday) to chainsaw v2 >> > (also >> > the binary release as of yesterday). None of my guesses as to what to >> > put >> > into log4j2.xml have proven fruitful. I'm also asking this question on >> > stack overflow ( >> > >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16474939/log4j2-to-chainsaw-hello-world-not-working-what-am-i-doing-wrong >> ) >> > if you'd like to get some goodness points in exchange for the answer >> > (otherwise I'll copy whatever I get working to there and keep the >> goodness >> > points for myself). >> > >> > My config file is posted in the SO question, but I'd be just as happy >> > scrapping the whole thing and pasting in something that ought to work, >> > whichever is easier. Thanks for your help! >> > >> > --M@ >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org
