.yyyyMMdd.log logging format

[ohmygod]

Can JBoss 7.1 logging format be configured as filename.yyyyMMdd.log for the file handler? Why I am trying to do is because I want to search .log files based on the .log extension instead of .yyyyMMdd extension.

I tried following settings but for the log file in current day, it is named demo with no extension .log which is not what I want. Is there a better way to do this?

<periodic-rotating-file-handler name="demo" autoflush="true">
                <formatter>
                    <pattern-formatter pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p [%c] (%t) %s%E%n"/>
                </formatter>
                <file relative-to="jboss.server.log.dir" path="../../../../logs/demo"/>
                <suffix value=".yyyyMMdd.log"/>
                <append value="true"/>
</periodic-rotating-file-handler>

[jamezp]

It will only append the date when the file is set to rotate. In the version of JBoss Log Manager that is shipped with 7.1.x it didn't look at the file date on startup to determine when to rotate the file. You should be able to replace the library with no adverse effects.

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James R. Perkins

[ohmygod]

Hi James,

What library do you mean can do what I required?

1. configured as filename.yyyyMMdd.log

2. for the log file in current day, it is not named without extension .log

[jamezp]

Mike,

There is no way, at least that I can think of, to append the date to the file by default. You could extend the org.jboss.logmanager.handlers.PeriodicRotatingFileHandler and create your own handler that would append the date to the end of the current file. Then just set it up as a custom handler.

You can download the latest log manager at https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/index.html#view-repositories;releases~browsestorage~/org/jboss/logmanager/jboss-logmanager/1.3.1.Final/jboss-logmanager-1.3.1.Final.jar. Put that jar in the ${JBOSS_HOME}/modules/org/jboss/logmanager/main directory. Then edit the module.xml and change the path to the new jar.

module.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>


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<module xmlns="urn:jboss:module:1.1" name="org.jboss.logmanager">
    <resources>
        <resource-root path="jboss-logmanager-1.3.1.Final.jar"/>
        <!-- Insert resources here -->
    </resources>


    <dependencies/>
</module>

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James R. Perkins

[ohmygod]

Thank you James, do you mean in current JBoss (7.1.1.Final) we can not create our own custom log handler using jboss-logmanager-1.2.2.GA.jar so I need to use the latest jar jboss-logmanager-1.3.1.Final.jar?

And where can the custom handler class be put so that the custom-handler can load with class attribute? Or besides class attribute, any other attributes (like module?) need to be used for this purpose? And if you can post a short of sample code for the custom handler class, it will be much appreciated.

[jamezp]

Mike,

You can use the 1.2.2.GA version, but it will only rotate if the application server has been up for a day. Meaning if you start it today, stop it before midnight and restart tomorrow no rotating would happen. Of course you could fix that in your extended version.

This is a pretty good article on how to write and use a custom handler https://community.jboss.org/wiki/CreatingACustomLoggingHandlerInJBOSSAs710Final.

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James R. Perkins

[ohmygod]

Thanks so much, James. I will read it carefully and have a try.