Don,
Well done!
I would have preferred to see the original author names be retained but that is is
easy enough to remedy. Thanks for your contribution. Ceki
At 19:20 12.08.2001 -0700, Don Taylor wrote:
>Attached is a jar file containing
>org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppenderExt addressing the five points
>I mentioned below. The source and javadoc is also in the jar. To use,
>you can simply mount the jar.
>
>I want to work on a version that would make point 2 optional, i.e. to
>allow functionality like DailyRollingFileAppender.
>
>Enjoy.
>
>-- Don
>
>--- Ceki Gülcü <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> At 09:31 08.08.2001 -0700, Don Taylor wrote:
>> >--- Aron Kramlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I would like to ask if the DailyRollingFileAppender is the class
>> that
>> >> is
>> >> meant to be used for log files that need to be rolled every day.
>> >
>> >It is.
>> >
>> >> I have seen some discussion in the archives and I am not sure it
>> >> is production ready from the discussions - could you please advise
>> >> if this is considered ready to be used in production? Also, a
>> simple
>> >> example, or pointer to an example, of how one can go about using
>> it.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Aron Kramlik
>> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >>
>> >
>> >Most of the discussion involves it not working the way you really
>> want.
>> >I have a version that's in production that does what most people
>> want,
>> >but it's only been in production a couple of weeks. I'm planning on
>> >posting it to the group this weekend, after it's cleaned-up some
>> >(getting it up to the coding standards, placing it in the right
>> >package, and so on.) In the meantime, go ahead and use the existing
>> >DailyRollingFileAppender.
>> >
>> >The problems my version resolves:
>> >
>> >1. DailyRollingFileAppender will not rollover the log file if the
>> >application isn't running at the time of the rollover.
>> >
>> >(Actually, a fix to this has already been posted. I've just
>> >incorporated it in my version.)
>>
>> Good.
>>
>> >2. DailyRollingFileAppender does not use the date/time stamp in the
>> >file name for the currently active logging file.
>>
>> Yes, this was suggested as a change. However, some users need the
>> behavior to remain the same.
>>
>> >3. DailyRollingFileAppender always appends the date/time stamp to
>> the
>> >filename, rather than determining if an extension exists and
>> inserting
>> >the date/time stamp just before the extension. This really helps
>> when
>> >viewing the log file in extension-oriented systems such as Windows.
>>
>> Makes sense.
>>
>> >4. DailyRollingFileAppender does not limit the maximum number of
>> logs
>> >that can be created. It'll create logs forever. My version does the
>> >same thing, but you can optionally set a limit. (You can't limit the
>> >size, only the number.)
>>
>> Seems reasonable.
>>
>> >5. DailyRollingFileAppender doesn't work well with layouts such as
>> >HTMLLayout. Everytime you start a logging session a header is sent
>> to
>> >the log. That makes an HTML file a mess. My version allows you to
>> >specify how to handle the header when appending to an
>> already-existing
>> >log.
>>
>> Good point.
>>
>> >Is DailyRollingFileAppender ready for production? Sure, just pay
>> >attention to the caveats. If you're interested in my version, give
>> me a
>> >couple of days to clean it up and get it posted. In the meantime,
>> just
>> >use DailyRollingFileAppender.
>>
>> Please post it when you are done. Ceki
>>
>> --
>> Ceki Gülcü - http://qos.ch
>>
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