ppkarwasz commented on PR #3839:
URL: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/3839#issuecomment-3206986816
> 1. It duplicates quite some logic (e.g., in `JsonConfigurationFactory`,
extensions and suffixes are semantically identical).
Totally agree. Let’s put a **default** implementation in
`ConfigurationFactory` so most factories don’t have to repeat themselves.
Something like:
```java
@Override
public List<String> getSupportedExtensions() {
final String[] types = getSupportedTypes(); // protected, legacy API
// Preserve legacy semantics: only advertise extensions when active and
types are present.
return isActive() && types != null && types.length > 0
? Arrays.asList(types)
: Collections.emptyList();
}
```
> 2. Supported configuration file extensions *could* be obtained from
`ConfigurationFactory.getFactories()` by filtering on `isActive()` and
collecting `getSupportedTypes()` *if* only `getFactories()` would have existed.
Put another way, why don't we add a static `getFactories()` to `CF` and be done
with it?
I prefer the dedicated `getSupportedExtensions()` API for a few reasons:
* `isActive()` and `getSupportedTypes()` are **protected**, not public, so
they’re not available to consumers; exposing them (or a raw `getFactories()`)
would leak internal details.
* Implementations are **inconsistent** today: some factories always report
active but conditionally restrict types (e.g., Log4j 1 XML returns `xml` only
when a property is set), while others return a constant type set but flip
`isActive()` based on optional deps. A single public method lets us
**normalize** that behavior and present a stable contract.
* In Log4j 3, `isActive()` isn’t needed anymore: optional Maven **modules**
provide support for additional formats, not per-factory optional dependencies,
so I would propose to remove `isActive()` from Log4j 3.
* Conceptually, `ConfigurationFactory` should look like a **singleton
service**; how it multiplexes concrete factories is an implementation detail.
Exposing `getFactories()` would couple users to that detail, whereas
`getSupportedExtensions()` gives them exactly what they need without exposing
internals.
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