What is the most modern way to log to syslog using

Question

I am specifically looking for the most up to date, modern SysLogHandler for java.util.logging.

I have found a few that date back to 2001 - 2003, mostly un-supported now.

I know that syslog is a pretty static service, I am wondering before I write something myself, if there are any newer handler implementations that support the Java 1.5 and newer features.

I am not interested in any of the other logging frameworks or wrapper / proxy libraries.

I am not looking for SLF4J or any other alternative logging frameworks, as suggested in this question.

Answer 1

Syslog (at least on Linux) listens on a UDP port for input (514/udp by default).

So implement a Handler which sends the formatted messages to this port. I used the existing SocketHandler for reference, and implemented an alterative around a DatagramSocket. Mine came to about 200 lines all-in.

Answer 2

I met same problem - I was need a Syslog extension class for java.util.logging.Handler

After searching in Internet without any success, I ended up creating my own implementation - http://code.google.com/p/agafua-syslog/ with support of UDP and TCP protocols. I use it in production project.

Answer 3

In an old job, I used the Syslog4j library and wired up a custom Log4j-appender for it, so you can probably do something similar by implementing a custom java.util.logging.Handler that passes messages along.