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VolkA
VolkA

Reputation: 36701

How to set up java logging using a properties file? (java.util.logging)

I have a stupid java logging problem: I'm loading the logging configuration from my app configuration file - but it just doesn't log anything after reading the file (which looks pretty much like the examples you will find on the net except for the additional application configuration - removing this also doesn't help). The "initializing..." log line appears just fine, but the "starting app" and any further messages are neither logged to the console, nor is the logfile ever created. What am I missing here?

The Logger code looks like this:

...
Logger log = Logger.getLogger("myApp");
log.setLevel(Level.ALL);
log.info("initializing - trying to load configuration file ...");

Properties preferences = new Properties();
try {
    FileInputStream configFile = new FileInputStream("/path/to/app.properties");
    preferences.load(configFile);
    LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(configFile);
} catch (IOException ex)
{
    System.out.println("WARNING: Could not open configuration file");
    System.out.println("WARNING: Logging not configured (console output only)");
}
log.info("starting myApp");
...

And this is the configuration file:

appconfig1 = foo
appconfig2 = bar

# Logging
handlers = java.util.logging.FileHandler, java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
.level = ALL

# File Logging
java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern = %h/myApp.log
java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
java.util.logging.FileHandler.level = INFO

# Console Logging
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = ALL

Upvotes: 92

Views: 302741

Answers (6)

Rana
Rana

Reputation: 351

I have tried your code in above code don't use [preferences.load(configFile);] statement and it will work. Here is a running sample code

public static void main(String[] s) {
    
    Logger log = Logger.getLogger("MyClass");
    try {
        FileInputStream fis =  new FileInputStream("p.properties");
        LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(fis);
        
        log.setLevel(Level.FINE);
        log.addHandler(new java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler());
        log.setUseParentHandlers(false);
    
        log.info("starting myApp");
        fis.close();
    
    } catch(IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

Upvotes: 14

gavenkoa
gavenkoa

Reputation: 48753

java.util.logging.config.file is a file system path, which is less convenient than classpath in Java world.

There is java.util.logging.config.class option that specifies initialization class with a no-arg constructor, which will be on classpath...

This way your initialization logic is outside of main() method and you could search for a properties file in classpath:

try (Inputstream stream : JulBootstrap.class.getResourceAsStream("/logging.properties")){
    LogManager.readConfiguration(stream);
}

Other examples are here: Setting java.util.logging.config.file at runtime

Upvotes: 0

Charlie Martin
Charlie Martin

Reputation: 112366

Okay, first intuition is here:

handlers = java.util.logging.FileHandler, java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
.level = ALL

The Java prop file parser isn't all that smart, I'm not sure it'll handle this. But I'll go look at the docs again....

In the mean time, try:

handlers = java.util.logging.FileHandler
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = ALL

Update

No, duh, needed more coffee. Nevermind.

While I think more, note that you can use the methods in Properties to load and print a prop-file: it might be worth writing a minimal program to see what java thinks it reads in that file.

Another update

This line:

    FileInputStream configFile = new FileInputStream("/path/to/app.properties"));

has an extra end-paren. It won't compile. Make sure you're working with the class file you think you are.

Upvotes: 30

cd1
cd1

Reputation: 16534

you can set your logging configuration file through command line:

$ java -Djava.util.logging.config.file=/path/to/app.properties MainClass

this way seems cleaner and easier to maintain.

Upvotes: 115

Vikky Kumar
Vikky Kumar

Reputation: 91

Logger log = Logger.getLogger("myApp");
log.setLevel(Level.ALL);
log.info("initializing - trying to load configuration file ...");

//Properties preferences = new Properties();
try {
    //FileInputStream configFile = new //FileInputStream("/path/to/app.properties");
    //preferences.load(configFile);
    InputStream configFile = myApp.class.getResourceAsStream("app.properties");
    LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(configFile);
} catch (IOException ex)
{
    System.out.println("WARNING: Could not open configuration file");
    System.out.println("WARNING: Logging not configured (console output only)");
}
log.info("starting myApp");

this is working..:) you have to pass InputStream in readConfiguration().

Upvotes: 9

techzen
techzen

Reputation: 2955

Are you searching for the log file in the right path: %h/one%u.log

Here %h resolves to your home : In windows this defaults to : C:\Documents and Settings(user_name).

I have tried the sample code you have posted and it works fine after you specify the configuration file path (logging.properties either through code or java args) .

Upvotes: 3

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