I'm using java.util.logging on GlassFish 4.
I'm defining my own class to initialize the LogManager
by defining the System property:
-Djava.util.logging.config.class
.
My class loads the logging.properties
file, merges it with some other property file and does some custom replacement.
The following is the relevant part of my logging.properties
file:
java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=C:/Work/server/glassfish/domains/domain1/logs/JMSFileHandler%g.log
java.util.logging.FileHandler.limit=2000000
java.util.logging.FileHandler.count=20
java.util.logging.FileHandler.append=true
java.util.logging.FileHandler.level=ALL
java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format=%1$tY:%1$tm:%1$td %1$tH:%1$tM:%1$tS|%4$s: %2$s%n%5$s%n%6$s%n
I'm using the standard FileHandler
and configuring it to use the SimpleFormatter
as the formatter.
But the java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format
String is being totally ignored. Instead SimpleFormatter uses its default format.
Where did I go wrong?
From the SimpleFormatter docs you have to test for the following conditions:
- If this property is not defined or the given format string is illegal, the default format is implementation-specific.
- If this property is set in both the logging properties and system properties, the format string specified in the system property will be used.
- This property can be defined in the logging properties configuration file.
Here is a sample test case that you can convert and run under GlassFish.
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
final String format = "%1$tY:%1$tm:%1$td %1$tH:%1$tM:%1$tS|%4$s: %2$s%n%5$s%n%6$s%n";
final String key = "java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format";
test(format);
test(System.getProperty(key, format));
test(LogManager.getLogManager().getProperty(key));
FileHandler f = new FileHandler();
System.out.println(f.getFormatter());
f.close();
}
private static void test(String format) {
LogRecord record = new LogRecord(Level.INFO, "");
System.out.println(String.format(format,
new java.util.Date(record.getMillis()),
record.getSourceClassName(),
record.getLoggerName(),
record.getLevel().getLocalizedName(),
record.getMessage(),
String.valueOf(record.getThrown())));
}
You also need to check if GlassFish replaced your SimpleFormatter with the 'com.sun.enterprise.server.logging.UniformLogFormatter'.
private static void findFormatters() {
final ArrayList<Handler> handlers = new ArrayList<>();
final LogManager manager = LogManager.getLogManager();
synchronized (manager) {
final Enumeration<String> e = manager.getLoggerNames();
while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
final Logger l = manager.getLogger(e.nextElement());
if (l != null) {
Collections.addAll(handlers, l.getHandlers());
}
}
}
for (Handler h : handlers) {
Formatter f = h.getFormatter();
System.out.println(h.getClass().getName() + "=" + (f == null ? "" : f.getClass().getName()));
}
}
If you need to check access when the system properties are set you can install a security manager with the -Djava.security.debug=access,stack options to trace when the property is set.
I was assuming that the System Property java.util.logging.config.file
is set by GF from the beginning. This is not the case.
After some investigation I realized that the LogManager
is initialized two times. In the first time that property doesn't exist, the second time it does.
I was getting an error on the first initialization because I was counting on that property, therefore I didn't initialize the LogManager
properly, causing the SimpleFormatter
to use the default format.
I fixed this by changing my code and no longer counting on that System property. This solved the issue.
GF still sets the System property java.util.logging.config.file
later.
I had a similar problem, but it is fixed. I was running my code from an Ant build.xml, and my
java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter.format property was not being applied from my myLogging.properties file, although other properties were read and applied.
Are you using a JRE version < 1.6.32? Java Bug 55052 indicates that the java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter.format property is not properly read from the properties file and applied for earlier versions of the JRE.
See: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55052
I still compile that project with JDK 1.6.24, but run it with JDK 1.7.0.6, and the formatting is properly read and applied to my logger.