Chainsaw does this: private static final LoggerRepositoryExImpl repositoryExImpl = new LoggerRepositoryExImpl(LogManager.getLoggerRepository());
Which I think you also need to do prior to calling activateOptions on the receiver.. Scott On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Yogi Nerella <ynerella...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Scott, > > After I got download the jar files from your repository, I run into > NullPointerException? > > doPost() > Logger localLogger = > getLoggerRepository().getLogger(event.getLoggerName()); > > > getLoggerRepository() is returning null? What am I doing wrong? > > I am attaching the java code I am using and the log4j.xml file. > > Thanks > Yogi > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Scott Deboy <scott.de...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Yikes!!! >> >> Thanks for pointing this out.. >> >> I'll send an email to the dev list, hopefully someone will know how to >> resolve it. >> >> Scott >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Yogi Nerella <ynerella...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> > Scott, >> > >> > first of all, I would like to appreciate your time. >> > >> > None of the mirrors has this zip file available. I have tried probably >> 10 >> > of them. >> > >> > Downloaded source code from SVN REPOSITORY, but it fails in tests. >> > Failed tests: >> testLocationInfo(org.apache.log4j.xml.XSLTLayoutTestCase) >> > testBasic(org.apache.log4j.xml.XSLTLayoutTestCase) >> > testCDATA(org.apache.log4j.xml.XSLTLayoutTestCase) >> > testNull(org.apache.log4j.xml.XSLTLayoutTestCase) >> > >> > >> > All these mirrors do not have the file. But archive repository has >> it, so >> > I downloaded it. >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://www.globalish.com/am/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://www.globalish.com/am/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://apache.mirrors.lucidnetworks.net/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://apache.mirrors.lucidnetworks.net/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://www.carfab.com/apachesoftware/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://www.carfab.com/apachesoftware/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://apache.tradebit.com/pub/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://apache.tradebit.com/pub/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://apache.mirrors.hoobly.com/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://apache.mirrors.hoobly.com/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://mirror.olnevhost.net/pub/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://mirror.olnevhost.net/pub/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://download.nextag.com/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://download.nextag.com/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://www.eng.lsu.edu/mirrors/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://www.eng.lsu.edu/mirrors/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://www.trieuvan.com/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://www.trieuvan.com/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://www.fightrice.com/mirrors/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://www.fightrice.com/mirrors/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://mirror.reverse.net/pub/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://mirror.reverse.net/pub/apache/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > * >> > >> > >> http://apache.mirrors.pair.com/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > *< >> > >> http://apache.mirrors.pair.com/logging/log4j/companions/extras/1.1/apache-log4j-extras-1.1.tar.gz >> > > >> > >> > >> > Yogi >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Scott Deboy <scott.de...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Err left hand side :) >> > > >> > > >> > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Scott Deboy <scott.de...@gmail.com> >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > The link I referenced: >> > > > http://logging.apache.org/log4j/companions/extras/ >> > > > >> > > > Has a 'download' link on the right hand side. >> > > > >> > > > Scott >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Yogi Nerella < >> ynerella...@gmail.com >> > > >wrote: >> > > > >> > > >> Scott, >> > > >> >> > > >> None of the apache sites has extras available for download? >> > > >> >> > > >> Yogi >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Scott Deboy < >> scott.de...@gmail.com> >> > > >> wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >> > Maybe you are hitting a typo? It's VFSLogFilePatternReceiver >> (not >> > > >> > VSLogFilePatternReceiver) and can be found in the Chainsaw >> binaries. >> > > >> I'd >> > > >> > suggest pulling down the latest developer snapshot at >> > > >> > http://people.apache.org/~sdeboy >> > > >> > >> > > >> > Also, the OptionHandler class is a part of the log4j extras >> > companion >> > > >> > release (http://logging.apache.org/log4j/companions/extras/) >> > > >> > >> > > >> > Scott >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Yogi Nerella < >> > ynerella...@gmail.com> >> > > >> > wrote: >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > Hi Scott, >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Running into several issues. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > 1. VSLogFilePatternReceiver is not found in the chainsaw >> binaries. >> > > >> Only >> > > >> > > source code has this. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > 2. Downloaded source code and built, this is missing >> > > >> > > org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Can you point me the correct place where I can download the >> > > chainsaw. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Thanks >> > > >> > > Yogi >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Scott Deboy < >> > scott.de...@gmail.com >> > > > >> > > >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Yes, I would suggest adding non-space delimiters between >> fields >> > > >> > (dashes) >> > > >> > > or >> > > >> > > > around fields (square brackets)... >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Tech Mail < >> > ynerella...@gmail.com >> > > > >> > > >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > Thank you Ralph, Scott, >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > Can (VFS)LogFilePatternReceiver this class be improved to >> > accept >> > > >> > > pattern >> > > >> > > > > layout string as log format? So that there is no error in >> > > >> manually >> > > >> > > > > changing the format? >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > Also how does the headers, fields constructed back if the >> data >> > > >> itself >> > > >> > > has >> > > >> > > > > the field separators. >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > Is there any field terminator I can provide in pattern >> layout >> > > >> instead >> > > >> > > of >> > > >> > > > > space? Some times MDC context is empty and some times >> data in >> > > MDC >> > > >> > > > context >> > > >> > > > > has spaces which when reconstructed the fields has wrong >> data. >> > > >> How >> > > >> > do >> > > >> > > I >> > > >> > > > > handle this? >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > Thanks, >> > > >> > > > > Yogi >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:42 PM, Ralph Goers < >> > > >> > ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> >> > > >> > > > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > I think you are mistaken on the number of Appenders that >> are >> > > >> > missing. >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > Log4j 2 does have a SocketAppender. It supports both TCP >> and >> > > UDP >> > > >> > and >> > > >> > > > > accepts a Layout to allow whatever is sent to be formatted >> any >> > > way >> > > >> > you >> > > >> > > > > want. The existing SocketServer expects a serialized >> event. >> > The >> > > >> > > > XMLLayout >> > > >> > > > > could be used instead. In fact, the SyslogAppender just >> > extends >> > > >> the >> > > >> > > > > SocketAppender and hard codes the layout to match either >> the >> > BSD >> > > >> or >> > > >> > RFC >> > > >> > > > > 5424 syslog layout. >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > There are both a JMSTopicAppender and a JMSQueueAppender. >> > > There >> > > >> is >> > > >> > a >> > > >> > > > > Receiver for each, although they probably don't conform to >> > what >> > > >> you >> > > >> > > would >> > > >> > > > > want. >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > Of course there is a FileAppender that accepts any >> layout. >> > > >> There is >> > > >> > > no >> > > >> > > > > Receiver. >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > You are correct that there is currently not a DBAppender >> or >> > > >> > Receiver. >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > I don't know what it means to say Log4j 2 doesn't have >> > > non-Log4j >> > > >> > 1.x >> > > >> > > > > appenders. >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > When I started working on Log4j 2 I don't recall any of >> the >> > > >> > receivers >> > > >> > > > > being part of the codebase but in some companion layer. I >> have >> > > no >> > > >> > > problem >> > > >> > > > > with having them being added. >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > If you really feel something is missing you are welcome >> to >> > > >> commit >> > > >> > it. >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > Ralph >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > On Feb 22, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Scott Deboy wrote: >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> I forgot the two main socket appenders of course: >> > > >> > > > > >> SocketAppender -> SocketReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >> SocketHubAppender -> SocketHubReceiver (allow >> > > reverse-connects >> > > >> > from >> > > >> > > > the >> > > >> > > > > >> 'receiver' to the 'appender') >> > > >> > > > > >> >> > > >> > > > > >> >> > > >> > > > > >> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Scott Deboy < >> > > >> > scott.de...@gmail.com >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > > >> >> > > >> > > > > >>> There are quite a few appenders and associated >> receivers >> > in >> > > >> log4j >> > > >> > > > 1.x. >> > > >> > > > > >>> Most of these appenders and all of these receivers are >> > > >> missing in >> > > >> > > > > log4j2: >> > > >> > > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > > >>> MulticastAppender->MulticastReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >>> UDPAppender and non-log4j appenders which support >> > generating >> > > >> > events >> > > >> > > > > over >> > > >> > > > > >>> UDP which conform to log4j's dtd (log4net, >> > etc)->UDPReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >>> *FileAppender with a regular text >> > > >> > > layout->(VFS)LogFilePatternReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >>> *FileAppender with an xml layout->LogFileXMLReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >>> non-log4j appenders which support generating events >> over >> > TCP >> > > >> > which >> > > >> > > > > conform >> > > >> > > > > >>> to log4j's dtd (log4perl, etc)->XMLSocketReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >>> JMSAppender->JMSReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >>> DBAppender->DBReceiver (DBAppender uses a predefined >> > schema) >> > > >> > > > > >>> Custom DB definition->CustomSQLDBReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > > >>> There may be others, those are the ones I can remember >> off >> > > the >> > > >> > top >> > > >> > > of >> > > >> > > > > my >> > > >> > > > > >>> head. >> > > >> > > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > > >>> Scott >> > > >> > > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > > >>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Scott Deboy < >> > > >> > > scott.de...@gmail.com >> > > >> > > > > >wrote: >> > > >> > > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>> In log4j1.x, yes, receivers can be configured via the >> > > >> 'plugin' >> > > >> > > > > element in >> > > >> > > > > >>>> log4j.xml and eventually end up appending received >> events >> > > to >> > > >> the >> > > >> > > > local >> > > >> > > > > >>>> log4j system, which are then picked up by locally >> defined >> > > >> > > appenders. >> > > >> > > > > This >> > > >> > > > > >>>> is how Chainsaw works - it programmatically registers >> its >> > > own >> > > >> > > > > appender to >> > > >> > > > > >>>> pull in events appended by the configured receivers. >> > > >> > > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Ralph Goers < >> > > >> > > > > ralph.go...@dslextreme.com>wrote: >> > > >> > > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> Not in the configuration as yet. However, I've >> > > >> implemented a >> > > >> > > > > couple of >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> "servers" that are independent "main programs" that >> can >> > > >> receive >> > > >> > > log >> > > >> > > > > events. >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> I am assuming that the main difference is that the >> > > receiver >> > > >> > would >> > > >> > > > > not be a >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> main but would be embedded in the application. >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> Where are they documented? >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> Ralph >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 3:51 PM, Scott Deboy wrote: >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>> Log4j2 has no concept of receivers, correct? >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Ralph Goers < >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> ralph.go...@dslextreme.com>wrote: >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> Scott, >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> Yogi has been asking other questions about Log4j 2 >> so >> > > I'm >> > > >> not >> > > >> > > > clear >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> if his >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> question applies to that or 1.x. Or does the >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> VFSLogFilePatternReceiver >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> work with Log4j 2? >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> Ralph >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 3:32 PM, Scott Deboy wrote: >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> If you want the events to end up in log4j (being >> > > >> processed >> > > >> > by >> > > >> > > an >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> appender, >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> it's very easy, just define a >> > > >> (VFS)LogFilePatternReceiver in >> > > >> > > > your >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> log4j >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> configuration file. >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> If you instead want the LogEvents so you can do >> > > something >> > > >> > else >> > > >> > > > > with >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> them, >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> you can use the (VFS)LogFilePatternReceiver >> outside >> > of >> > > >> > log4j, >> > > >> > > > just >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> construct it, call appropriate setters, and call >> > > >> > > > activateOptions. >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> Wherever >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> the receiver calls doPost, you can instead hold >> on to >> > > the >> > > >> > > > > generated >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> event. >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> > >> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/logging/chainsaw/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/varia/LogFilePatternReceiver.java >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> The VFS version supports Commons-VFS sources >> (sftp, >> > > etc): >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> > >> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/logging/chainsaw/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/chainsaw/vfs/VFSLogFilePatternReceiver.java >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> Scott >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Yogi Nerella < >> > > >> > > > > ynerella...@gmail.com >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> wrote: >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>>> Hi, >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>>> Any tools which can take a log file and the >> pattern >> > > >> string >> > > >> > > and >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> generate >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> the >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>>> events? >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>>> Thanks >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>>>> Yogi >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> > > >> > > > log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >> > > >> > > > > >>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: >> > > >> > > > > log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> > > >> > > log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >> > > >> > > > > >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: >> > > >> > > > log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> > > >> log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >> > > >> > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: >> > > >> > log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> > > log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >> > > >> > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: >> > > >> log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org >
