Scott, Cheers for the swift response and the link. I'd seen that before but obviously hadn't tried hard enough!
I had a bit of an issue getting the server properties to accept the plugin statements using SimpleSocketServer so had to go in and make my own server using the solution outlined here [1] but all is good now. Thanks again, Gavin. [1] http://www.archivum.info/log4j-user@logging.apache.org/2007-09/msg00080.html 2009/3/8 Scott Deboy <scott.de...@gmail.com> > You need to provide SocketServer with a log4j configuration file which > defines an XMLSocketReceiver. > > Note that any events received by the receiver will be passed to the > appenders defined in the same configuration file, so you can write your own > appender and add it to the configuration to examine events or write the > events to a log file using the FileAppender, etc. > > Here's a thread with more info and an example configuration: > http://www.mail-archive.com/log4j-user@logging.apache.org/msg08818.html > > Scott > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Gavin Gilmour <gavin.gilm...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Hello there. > > > > I'm having some trouble re-constructing a LoggingEvent at the other end > > from > > a > > XML serialized one through a stream. I'm using the log4php project to > > generate > > and pass an event using LoggerXMLLayout and ultimately try to send it to > a > > server using log4j which is listening for it. On the server side though, > > this > > is where I get a little confused. > > > > I'm basically just trying to capture that logging event at the server > side > > to > > get the message, file information, etc. I've looked at using > > SimpleSocketServer, SimpleXMLSocketServer and tried a bunch of different > > ways > > to get it into something I can manage but I've been unsuccessful. I've > > managed > > to capture a XMLSocketNode using the SimpleXMLSocketServer using the > > approach > > here [1], but I'm not entirely sure what to do with that and I don't > think > > it > > is what I'm after. Though, I think if I could manage to decode this > > XMLSocketNode it'd give me a LoggingEvent which is what I think I'm > > after(!) > > > > I think my downfall here is that I'm not so much worried about calling > any > > other appenders to pass the event once I have it though, I'm just wanting > > to > > get the log message and level. > > > > Is there anybody who could offer a hand and perhaps a code snippet or so > to > > point me in the right direction? > > > > Cheers! > > > > Gavin. > > > > [1] - http://marc.info/?l=log4j-user&m=110381363908634&w=2 > > >