The easier way is to use the wrapper generator tool included in log4j. The tool is intended to be used with custom log levels and is documented here: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/customloglevels.html#AddingOrReplacingLevels
I should add this question to the faq page, this is at least the 3rd or 4th time this came up. Sent from my iPhone > On 2016/09/11, at 6:11, Juan Fuentes <juanmarianofuen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Matt and Ralph, > > I have extended ExtendedLoggerWrapper and it seems to work. Let’s hope I > don’t stumble against other peculiarities. > > Thanks again! > Juan > >> On 10 Sep 2016, at 21:44, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> If there's an easier way to do it, that'd be cool, but all the bridges in >> log4j itself use ExtendedLoggerWrapper as it is. >> >> On 10 September 2016 at 14:35, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Yes, you use ExtendedLoggerWrapper and pass the fully qualified class name >>> of your wrapper class on the logMessage call. I seem to recall there is an >>> even easier way but it escapes me and I don’t see it documented on the web >>> site. >>> >>> Ralph >>> >>>> On Sep 10, 2016, at 12:06 PM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I should note that you might want to use ExtendedLoggerWrapper in this >>>> scenario as the methods are protected otherwise that I just mentioned. >>>> >>>>> On 10 September 2016 at 14:03, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> When you make a custom Logger wrapper, you need to use the logMessage() >>>>> methods that include the fqcn string which should be the fully qualified >>>>> class name of the logger wrapper. See AbstractLogger for an example. >>>>> >>>>> On 10 September 2016 at 13:57, Juan Fuentes < >>> juanmarianofuen...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear all, >>>>>> >>>>>> After spending half a day on this I have decide to try luck on the >>>>>> official mailing list, hopefully some dev can throw some light over >>> this. >>>>>> >>>>>> I’m trying to use a wrapper over a Logger object to restrict the >>> methods >>>>>> of the API to the ones on my interface, for example: >>>>>> >>>>>> class Log4JLogger implements com.opencms.core.logging.Logger { >>>>>> >>>>>> private Logger logger; >>>>>> >>>>>> public Log4JLogger(Logger logger) { >>>>>> this.logger = logger; >>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>> @Override >>>>>> public void traceEntry(String message, Object... args) { >>>>>> this.logger.traceEntry(message, args); >>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>> If I combine this with a pattern that includes the line and the method >>>>>> name, for example: >>>>>> <PatternLayout pattern="%d{yyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level %class{36} >>> %L >>>>>> %M - %msg%xEx%n"/> >>>>>> >>>>>> I get as result the line and method name on the wrapper, what makes >>>>>> sense, but is not what I want to. I want the ones from the class that >>> calls >>>>>> the wrapper. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any way to configure/specify this in any way? >>>>>> >>>>>> I would be also happy if I can just extend a Logger and implement my >>>>>> interface on it, but what logger should I extend? How can I create an >>>>>> instance of this custom logger afterwards? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>>> Juan >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org >> >> >> -- >> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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