Here is sample log4j.properties https://github.com/stealthly/scala-kafka/blob/master/src/test/resources/log4j.properties#L54-L67
I _almost_ have always pulled the class https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/0.8.2/core/src/main/scala/kafka/producer/KafkaLog4jAppender.scala internal to private repo and changed it as things came up... e.g. setSource(), setTags() blah blah... Paul Otto has an open source version https://github.com/potto007/kafka-appender-layout that you could try out too that he built to tackle some of the layout things. ~ Joe Stein - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.stealth.ly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Alex Melville <amelvi...@g.hmc.edu> wrote: > ^^ I would really appreciate this as well. It's unclear how to get log4j > working with Kafka when you have no prior experience with log4j. > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:39 AM, Scott Chapman <sc...@woofplanet.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks. But we're using log4j. I tried setting the type to async but it > > generated a warning of no such field. Is there any real documentation on > > the log4j appender? > > > > On Mon Feb 23 2015 at 2:58:54 AM Steven Schlansker < > > sschlans...@opentable.com> wrote: > > > > > We just configure our logback.xml to have two Appenders, an > AsyncAppender > > > -> KafkaAppender, and FileAppender (or ConsoleAppender as appropriate). > > > > > > AsyncAppender removes more failure cases too, e.g. a health check > hanging > > > rather than returning rapidly could block you application. > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2015, at 11:26 PM, anthony musyoki < > anthony.musy...@gmail.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Theres also another one here. > > > > > > > > https://github.com/danielwegener/logback-kafka-appender. > > > > > > > > It has a fallback appender which might address the issue of Kafka > being > > > > un-available. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Steven Schlansker < > > > > sschlans...@opentable.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >> Here’s my attempt at a Logback version, should be fairly easily > > ported: > > > >> > > > >> https://github.com/opentable/otj-logging/blob/master/kafka/ > > > src/main/java/com/opentable/logging/KafkaAppender.java > > > >> > > > >> On Feb 22, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Scott Chapman <sc...@woofplanet.com> > > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> I am just starting to use it and could use a little guidance. I was > > > able > > > >> to > > > >>> get it working with 0.8.2 but am not clear on best practices for > > using > > > >> it. > > > >>> > > > >>> Anyway willing to help me out a bit? Got a few questions, like how > to > > > >>> protect applications from when kafka is down or unreachable. > > > >>> > > > >>> It seems like a great idea for being able to get logs from existing > > > >>> applications to be collected by kafka. > > > >>> > > > >>> Thanks in advance! > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
