RE: [FormProc-developer] Log4J & LogManager in FormProc

[Anthony E. <me...@an...>]

The hardest thing about this is handling the initial configuration of
different logging systems.  If anyone has any suggestions on how to
improve this in the EdenLib LogManager system I am interested in
improving it.

-Anthony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: for...@li... 
> [mailto:for...@li...] On 
> Behalf Of Nick Bauman
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 5:30 PM
> To: for...@li...
> Subject: RE: [FormProc-developer] Log4J & LogManager in FormProc
> 
> 
> Right,
> 
> There's a saying "Code to an interface, not an 
> implementation". It applies 
> here.
> 
> The reason for the inderection is because other people will want to 
> include Anthony's system within theirs and will not be able 
> to unify the 
> logging if there is a direct dependency on log4j in FormProc, 
> _even if 
> they want to use log4j in their own systems_.
> 
> > Eric,
> > 
> > The LogManager is there to support multiple logging 
> systems.  I added 
> > this as a suggestion from one of FormProc's users who 
> pointed out that 
> > developers may be required to use a particular logging system other 
> > than Log4J and FormProc should be flexible enough to handle those 
> > other systems.
> > 
> > Rather than only use Log4J I would prefer to improve the LogManager 
> > and the way it is integrated with FormProc.  For example it would 
> > probably be a good idea to automatically configure FormProc 
> to use a 
> > logger specified in the formproc.xml file.  In addition I could 
> > improve the System.out logger so that it can understand property 
> > files.  Finally I can improve the documentation so that logging is 
> > easier to understand (of course integrating LogManager into 
> FormProc 
> > better might remove the need for this last step.)
> > 
> > As for contributions: initially I would prefer if you send 
> the code so  
> >that I can determine if it fits well into FormProc, both 
> logically and 
> >stylistically.  If you do this at least once and it works 
> out fine then 
> >I have no problem adding you in as a developer.  The more  people 
> >involved the better.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > Anthony Eden
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: for...@li...
> >> [mailto:for...@li...]On 
> Behalf Of 
> >> Eric Beaumier
> >> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 4:51 PM
> >> To: for...@li...
> >> Subject: RE: [FormProc-developer] Log4J & LogManager in FormProc
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >Make sure that the following line is in your main() method:
> >> >
> >> 
> >LogManager.setLoggerClassName("com.anthonyeden.lib.log.Log4JLogger")
> >> >;
> >> >
> >> >It should really be the very first line in the main() method.
> >> >
> >> >The default logger is actually just a System.out logger 
> and it does 
> >> >not understand property file configuration.  I am 
> considering making
> >> Log4J the
> >> >default logger in the LogManager...what do you think?
> >>
> >> Yes.  Why the LogManager, to support more than one Logger 
> component?
> >>
> >> I think the better way, it to let entirely the job to Log4J, by 
> >> removing the LogManager step. Not because the code is not correct,
> >> but this class don't give value added.
> >>
> >> Actually, by logging all at the console, the problem here, it slow 
> >> down considerably the validation process.  Because all are 
> logged in 
> >> the System.out and this one is a Synchronized method ...  With one 
> >> Thread, it's not a problem, but when you have a lot of it, 
> it can be 
> >> a bottleneck.
> >>
> >> This what I think, correct me if I'm wrong.
> >>
> >>
> >> Do you accept contributor in your Open Source?  Or do you 
> prefer than 
> >> we send you the code and you will do the update?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 
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