RE: [log4perl-devel] Additional logging methodology

[Mike S. <m...@pe...>]

Aldrich, Timothy wrote on 9/15/2004, 10:11 AM:

 > adding a level called STATUS would be a simple way to sprinkle in
 > $logger->status() messages designed for this new log without refactoring
 > my whole logging methodology.
 >
 > _Why_ is this deprecated , am I missing a draw-back to this approach ?
 >

I guess the main reason is that it's an additional hurdle for Log4X 
users to find non-standard log levels. And it's something people who are 
not familiar with the categories concept would jump right into for tasks 
that could be solved much more elegantly with categories. With your 
requirements, though, it makes sense. Another option would be a custom 
filter grepping for certain keywords (like "[status]...") in the log 
message and forwarding matching ones to the appropriate appender.

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-- Mike
Mike Schilli
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