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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:37:04 -0500
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Subject: Re: Custom ConfigurationFactory not loaded
From: Matt Sicker <boards@gmail.com>
To: Log4J Users List <log4j-user@logging.apache.org>
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I think you may still need to set the system property (or equivalent
properties file) to override the default ConfigurationFactory.


On 31 July 2014 21:34, Cl=C3=A9ment Guillaume <cguillaume@hotpads.com> wrot=
e:

> Oh ! I did this because of the documentation available here:
>
> http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/extending.html#ConfigurationFa=
ctory
>
> The second method is by defining the ConfigurationFactory as a Plugin.
>
>
> And why all others ConfigurationFactories are declared as @Plugin ?
>
> @Plugin(name =3D "JsonConfigurationFactory", category =3D
> > "ConfigurationFactory")
>
> @Order(6)
>
> public class JsonConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
>
>
> And what should be the proper way to have a custom Configuration based on=
 a
> custom file format ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Cl=C3=A9ment
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 7:04 PM, Remko Popma <remko.popma@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The configuration factory is responsible for parsing a config file and
> > creating a Configuration object. As such, it must exist _before_ the
> > configuration file is processed.
> >
> > Log4j plugins are only created during processing of the config file. So=
 a
> > configuration factory cannot be a plugin.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Remko
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On 2014/08/01, at 10:18, Cl=C3=A9ment Guillaume <cguillaume@hotpads.c=
om>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to use a custom ConfigurationFactory. I created and
> annotated
> > it
> > > with a @Plugin and an @Order like this:
> > >
> > > @Plugin(category =3D "ConfigurationFactory", name =3D
> > > "StartupConfigurationFactory")
> > > @Order(10)
> > > public class StartupConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory=
{
> > > ...
> > > }
> > >
> > > But it is never loaded (none of the 2 methods are called).
> > >
> > > If I specify the system property "log4j.configurationFactory" with th=
e
> > name
> > > of my class before creating a logger, my factory is successfully
> loaded.
> > >
> > > Did I made a mistake declaring my ConfigurationFactory ?
> > >
> > > Cl=C3=A9ment
> >
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