Renaud,
You realize that you are creating an unnecessary object each time you call com.waldura.logging.Logger.getInstance()? Your wrapper costs two extra method calls. It does not offer a isDebugEnabled, isInfoEnabled checks. It is still coupled with log4j. Anyway, it's your call. Ceki At 12:31 21.10.2001 -0700, Renaud Waldura wrote: >> Do you initialise the log4J properties in your Struts action servlet? > >No. The Facade takes care of that. Upon first call, it will initialize >itself. > > >> If you were to go to an xml config format, how do you package the xml file > >I use the ClassLoader. The config file is placed in WEB-INF/classes. It >works great with Tomcat, WebLogic 6 seems to be having some trouble with >it... I really wonder why, this should be completely portable. > >See the code, attached. > >Let me know if you have questions. > >--Renaud > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alex Colic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Renaud Waldura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 9:30 AM >Subject: RE: How to properly use log4j with servlets. > > >> Hi, >> >> thanks for the reply. I found your info very interesting. If you could >> elaborate on the following it would help me sketch out what I need to do. >> >> Do you initialise the log4J properties in your Struts action servlet? >> >> If you were to go to an xml config format, how do you package the xml file >> up with your web app. I just place the properties file in the root of my >web >> app, and then get an instance of the apps path and load it that way. Would >> you do the same thing with the xml file? >> >> The Facade idea is great. I should have thought of that. Is that class a >> company proprietary one or could you pass it on to me. >> >> Thanks for any info. >> >> Alex >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Renaud Waldura [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 2:31 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: LOG4J Users Mailing List >> Subject: Re: How to properly use log4j with servlets. >> >> >> We're using Log4J in a medium-sized Webapp, along with Struts and other >> stuff. >> >> I defined a "Logger" Facade that isolates the code base from Log4J; were >we >> to ever switch logging packages, it'd be a snap. Basically it calls >through >> to the Category methods. The Facade does the initialization also. BTW if >you >> can use the XML configuration format, by all means do, it's much easier to >> set up and maintain than the property file. >> >> At the top of each action class we have: >> >> private static final Logger log = Logger.getInstance(MyAction.class); >> >> then we do: >> >> log.warn("some harmless error occurred", exception); >> >> It's very much the same thing. >> >> --Renaud >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alex Colic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Log4j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 1:32 PM >> Subject: How to properly use log4j with servlets. >> >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am trying to figure out how to use Log4J with servlets. Presently at >the >> > top of each class I have: >> > >> > private static Category cat = >> > Category.getInstance(wrEstimatedValuesAction.class.getName()); >> > >> > Then throughout the class I use: >> > >> > if(cat.isInfoEnabled) >> > { >> > >> > } >> > >> > Questions: >> > >> > 1: Lets say you have a lot of servlets, does each servlet load the >> > logsettings.properties file? >> > 2: I am using Struts with the servlets, anyone have experience using >> Log4J. >> > Examples, ideas? >> > >> > Thanks for any info. >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Alex >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ceki Gülcü - http://qos.ch Link of the day: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63884-2001Oct15.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
