Using Log4J 2 with Spring Boot #springboot #java

Similar to accompanying application development activities, such as unit testing and documentation, logging is an integral part of any enterprise application and Spring Boot applications are no different. Through logging, you get to see what the application code is really doing during monitoring, troubleshooting, and debugging a Spring Boot application. Spring Boot makes using a logging framework…

Asynchronous Logging with Log4J 2 #java

Log4J 2 is a logging framework designed to address the logging requirements of enterprise applications. If you are new to Log4J2, I suggest going through my introductory post on Log4J 2, Introducing Log4J 2 – Enterprise Class Logging.

Log4J 2 introduces configuration support via JSON and YAML in addition to properties file and XML. I’ve written about the different Log4J 2 configuration options in…

Log4J 2 Configuration: Using YAML #java

Log4J 2 introduces configuration support through JSON and YAML in addition to properties file and XML. If you are new to Log4J2, I suggest going through my introductory post on Log4J 2, Introducing Log4J 2 – Enterprise Class Logging.

For the different Log4J 2 configuration options, you can explore these related posts:

Log4J 2 Configuration: Using Properties File

Log4J 2 Configuration: Using XML

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Log4J 2 Configuration: Using JSON #java

Log4J 2 introduces configuration support through JSON and YAML in addition to properties file and XML. If you are new to Log4J 2, I suggest reading my introductory post on Log4J 2, Introducing Log4J 2 – Enterprise Class Logging. For Log4J 2 configuration using properties file, read my post Log4J 2 Configuration: Using Properties File, and for using XML, Log4J 2 Configuration: Using XML.

In this…

Log4J 2 Configuration: Using XML #Java

In Introducing Log4J 2 – Enterprise Class Logging, my first post of the Log4J 2 series, I discussed about the components of Log4J 2 and how to use Log4J 2 to perform basic logging in Java applications. In the second post, Log4J 2 Configuration: Using Properties File, I explained how to set up Log4J 2 in a Spring Boot application to use properties configuration file.

In addition to properties…

Log4J 2 Configuration: Using Properties File #Java

Log4J 2 is a logging framework designed to address the logging requirements of enterprise applications. Its predecessor Log4J 1.x has been around for more than one and a half decade and is still one of the most widely used Java logging framework. Log4J has even been ported to the .NET world. Log4net is one of the most popular logging frameworks for Microsoft’s .NET environment.

Log4J 2 goes steps…