Re: [log4perl-devel] Logger Properties

[Berg, E. <eri...@le...>]

Uh...right.  I think that was wishful thinking on my part...I still want
to have that file name somewhere.

Thanks.  I knew there was a good explanation.

Eric.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Schilli =5Bmailto:m=40perlmeister.com=5D=20
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:21 PM
To: Berg, Eric
Cc: Mike Schilli; gm_post=40br-online.de;
log4perl-devel=40lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: =5Blog4perl-devel=5D Logger Properties

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007, Berg, Eric wrote:

> Well, that's good news, Mike, but what about the following did I not=20
> understand?

The mail below referred to the configuration file name, while the
previous mail referred to the output file name the file appender uses.
Two entirely different animals=21 :)

-- Mike

Mike Schilli
m=40perlmeister.com

> This would be nice to have in the docs.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Eric.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Schilli =3D5Bmailto:m=3D40perlmeister.com=3D5D
> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:54 PM
> > To: Berg, Eric
> > Cc: log4perl-devel=3D40lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: =3D5Blog4perl-devel=3D5D When a missing config file
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Jun 2007, Berg, Eric wrote:
> >
> > > I've been looking for a way to get l4p to tell me where the
> config=3D20
> > > under which it's running comes from. Essentially, I'd like to
> have=3D20
> > > a method that would return the full path to the config file=20
> > > that=3D20 it's currently using.
> > >
> > > Obviously, there are complications, such as those relating to=3D20=20
> > > programatic configuration subsequent to loading configs from a=20
> > > file,
>
> > > in-line, and config (ini) files, but I could find nowhere that
> the=3D20
> > > file name passed in to init() is retrievable.
> >
> > The name of the file isn't stored usually, since you can not only
> use=3D20
> > a file but a string, a hashref, an URL, etc. to initialize L4p.
> >
> > Since you're calling init() in the first place, wouldn't it be
> easier=3D20
> > to store the filename in your application instead?
> >
> > -- Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Schilli =5Bmailto:m=40perlmeister.com=5D
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:29 AM
> To: Berg, Eric
> Cc: gm_post=40br-online.de; log4perl-devel=40lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: =5Blog4perl-devel=5D Logger Properties
>
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007, Berg, Eric wrote:
>
> > The answer was that that information isn't kept.  For one thing, it=20
> > could be that the configuration was derived or modified=20
> > programatically.
>
> That's not accurate. Of course it's kept, otherwise the file appender=20
> wouldn't know what the name of the file is, right? :)
>
> To find the name of the file the file appender is using, first obtain=20
> a reference to the file appender. If you have a configuration like
>
>     log4perl.category.Bar.Twix         =3D WARN, Logfile
>     log4perl.appender.Logfile          =3D Log::Log4perl::Appender::File
>     log4perl.appender.Logfile.filename =3D test.log
>     ...
>
> then find the =22Logfile=22 appender via
>
>     my =24app =3D Log::Log4perl->appender_by_name(=22Logfile=22);
>
> and to obtain the name of the logfile it's using, call its 'filename'
> method:
>
>     print =24app->filename(), =22=5Cn=22;
>
> -- Mike
>
> Mike Schilli
> m=40perlmeister.com
>
> >
> > Nonethless, I think that there are times when it would be very=20
> > helpful
>
> > to have a path/filename for the config file.  One of these days, if=20
> > I get some time........
> >
> > Eric.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: log4perl-devel-bounces=40lists.sourceforge.net
> > =5Bmailto:log4perl-devel-bounces=40lists.sourceforge.net=5D On Behalf =
Of=20
> > gm_post=40br-online.de
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 5:21 AM
> > To: log4perl-devel=40lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: =5Blog4perl-devel=5D Logger Properties
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > know somebody how can I get the properties of a logger i.e. name of=20
> > used logfile? In log4perl manual I don't fint any hint.
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > =24logger =3D Log::Log4perl->get_logger('loggername');
> >
> > I miss something like:
> >
> > %properties =3D =24logger->get_logger_properties(); =24current_logfile =
=3D=20
> > =24properties=7Bfilename=7D;
> >
> > Thanks Gerd
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