14.3.9. Configure a Custom Log Formatter in the CLI
Summary
In addition to the log formatter syntax specified in Section 14.1.15, “Log Formatter Syntax”, a custom log formatter can be created for use with any log handler. This example procedure will demonstrate this by creating a XML formatter for a console log handler.
Prerequisites
- Access to the Management CLI for the JBoss EAP 6 server.
- A previously configured log handler. This example procedure uses a console log handler.
Procedure 14.4. Configure a Custom XML Formatter for a Log Handler
- Create custom formatter.In this example, the following command creates a custom formatter named
XML_FORMATTER
that uses thejava.util.logging.XMLFormatter
class.[standalone@localhost:9999 /]
/subsystem=logging/custom-formatter=XML_FORMATTER:add(class=java.util.logging.XMLFormatter, module=org.jboss.logmanager)
- Register a custom formatter for the log handler you want to use it with.In this example, the formatter from the previous step is added to a console log handler.
[standalone@localhost:9999 /]
/subsystem=logging/console-handler=HANDLER:write-attribute(name=named-formatter, value=XML_FORMATTER)
- Restart the JBoss EAP 6 server for the change to take effect.
[standalone@localhost:9999 /]
shutdown --restart=true
Result
The custom XML formatter is added to the console log handler. Output to the console log will be formatted in XML, for example:
<record> <date>2014-03-11T13:02:53</date> <millis>1394539373833</millis> <sequence>116</sequence> <logger>org.jboss.as</logger> <level>INFO</level> <class>org.jboss.as.server.BootstrapListener</class> <method>logAdminConsole</method> <thread>282</thread> <message>JBAS015951: Admin console listening on http://%s:%d</message> <param>127.0.0.1</param> <param>9990</param> </record>