No problem, we can discuss about  JDK logging as an option too. So we
have there option here.

Option 3  -  JDK logging

(please  add pros/cons )



Thanks,

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Jeff MAURY <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think you need to mention JDK logging as well event if it not as powerful
> as log4j.
> I don't think the articles are any more relevant to JCL 1.1.
>
> Regards
> Jeff MAURY
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Sagara Gunathunga
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm planning  to resolve WODEN-71 [1] and this is related to
>> AXIS2-4334 [2] issue too. There are two good candidates here  SLF4J
>> [3]  and Log4J [4] , i have went through the both if them but still my
>> mind is swing between these two for best selection.
>>
>> Option 1-  SLF4J
>>
>> If we consider Woden project as alone SLF4J is the best way to handle
>> this ,SLF4J free from problems available with JCL and enable users to
>> select their  convenient logging implementation while SLF4J only act
>> as  a Facade. Since Woden is a  utility project providing such
>> flexibility is a good feature.
>>
>> The main drawback is need to add at least 3 jars to Classpath
>> slf4j-api , slf-Binding and actual logger implementation jar file. As
>> a example if some one want to use SLF4J with Log4J he have to add
>> slf4j-api.jar ,slf4j-log4j.jar together with log4j.jar. Logging is a
>> important  feature but in our case it is not  a core feature of Woden
>> , so I think asking users to add three new dependencies only because
>> of longing is decrease the usability of Woden.
>>
>>
>> Option 2-  Log4J
>>
>> Log4J also free from those Class loading issues of JCL and users  need
>> to add  only one jar file (log4j.jar) as a new dependency. But main
>> drawback is we loose the flexibility and force users to use log4j as
>> the logging framework.
>>
>>
>> Guys. please provide your feedbacks about these two options ?
>>
>>
>>
>> [1] - http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WODEN-71
>> [2]-  https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-4334
>> [3]-  http://www.slf4j.org/
>> [4] - http://logging.apache.org/log4j/
>>
>>
>> Thanks ,
>>
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