log4j multiple appenders

I'm logging hibernate HQL queries to a log file (file1.log).

The problem is I have a thread which logs to a different file (file2.log).

So I want to change appenders at runtime so that 2 different threads
would simultaniously write hibernate loggs to a different file.

I'm not sure if this will work because I don't know how log4j getLogger
is implemented (if it is singleton or not).
The idea is to call the code below as needed.

Does anyone have any suggestions about this?

Thanks in advance.



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public static void setHibernateLogAppender(Logger logger) {
Logger.getLogger("org.hibernate.SQL").removeAllApp enders();

while(logger.getAllAppenders().hasMoreElements())
Logger.getLogger("org.hibernate.SQL").addAppender( (Appender)logger.getAllAppenders().nextElement());
}
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Uli Kunkel

Uli Kunkel wrote:
> I'm logging hibernate [sic] HQL queries to a log file (file1.log).
>
> The problem is I have a thread which logs to a different file (file2.log).
>
> So I want to change appenders at runtime so that 2 different threads
> would simultaniously write hibernate [sic] loggs to a different file.
>
> I'm not sure if this will work because I don't know how log4j getLogger
> is implemented (if it is singleton or not).
> The idea is to call the code below as needed.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions about this?

A few minutes with the log4j documentation shows that its loggers are
identified by the name given them, usually a class name. You configure
loggers hierarchically - one configured for your Hibernate client can have its
own destination regardless of thread by the choice of its name.

--
Lew

Lew

Uli Kunkel wrote:
> I'm logging hibernate HQL queries to a log file (file1.log).
>
> The problem is I have a thread which logs to a different file (file2.log).
>
> So I want to change appenders at runtime so that 2 different threads
> would simultaniously write hibernate loggs to a different file.
>
> I'm not sure if this will work because I don't know how log4j getLogger
> is implemented (if it is singleton or not).
> The idea is to call the code below as needed.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions about this?

> -------------------------------------------------------
> public static void setHibernateLogAppender(Logger logger) {
> Logger.getLogger("org.hibernate.SQL").removeAllApp enders();
>
> while(logger.getAllAppenders().hasMoreElements())
> Logger.getLogger("org.hibernate.SQL").addAppender( (Appender)logger.getAllAppenders().nextElement());
>
> }
> ------------------------------------------------------

Your problem is not easily solvable.

Logger.getLogger("org.hibernate.SQL") will under normal circumstances
return the same logger for both threads.

If the two threads are not logging at the same time, then
you may be able to change config at runtime (I have not checked
whether your code is good or not).

But it is not a good solution.

I think a better solution would be a custom appender
that are able to log to two files depending on threads
and then at runtime config that appender to match threads
with files.

That will allow concurrent usage.

Arne

Arne Vajhøj

Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> Uli Kunkel wrote:
>> I'm logging hibernate HQL queries to a log file (file1.log).
>>
>> The problem is I have a thread which logs to a different file
>> (file2.log).
>>
>> So I want to change appenders at runtime so that 2 different threads
>> would simultaniously write hibernate loggs to a different file.
>>
>> I'm not sure if this will work because I don't know how log4j
>> getLogger is implemented (if it is singleton or not).
>> The idea is to call the code below as needed.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions about this?
>
>> -------------------------------------------------------
>> public static void setHibernateLogAppender(Logger logger) {
>> Logger.getLogger("org.hibernate.SQL").removeAllApp enders();
>>
>> while(logger.getAllAppenders().hasMoreElements())
>> Logger.getLogger("org.hibernate.SQL").addAppender( (Appender)logger.getAllAppenders().nextElement());
>>
>> }
>> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> Your problem is not easily solvable.
>
> Logger.getLogger("org.hibernate.SQL") will under normal circumstances
> return the same logger for both threads.
>
> If the two threads are not logging at the same time, then
> you may be able to change config at runtime (I have not checked
> whether your code is good or not).
>
> But it is not a good solution.
>
> I think a better solution would be a custom appender
> that are able to log to two files depending on threads
> and then at runtime config that appender to match threads
> with files.
>
> That will allow concurrent usage.
>
> Arne


I didn't have time to test my idea yet, but as I see it's not gonna
work. I'll check if the custom appender is relatively easy to implement..

Uli Kunkel