Log4j2 Multiple Appenders Example

Given log4j2.xml is reference to configure multiple appenders such as console appender and file appenders. This also configure the dynamic log root path.

Log4j2 Multiple Appenders – XML Configuration

Sample log4j2 configuration is given blow. It does following things:

1. Uses dynamic log root path where log files will be created. Pass environment variable as -DAPP_LOG_ROOT=c:/temp to configure it.
2. Demo the usage of property constants defined in config file e.g. LOG_PATTERN in below file.
3. It uses LevelRangeFilter to log different log level statements in different files i.e. debug logs in one file and error logs in separate file.
4. All logs will be shown in console also.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Configuration status="WARN" monitorInterval="30">

    <Properties>
        <Property name="LOG_PATTERN">%d{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ} %p %m%n</Property>
    </Properties>

    <Appenders>

        <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_OUT" follow="true">
            <PatternLayout pattern="${LOG_PATTERN}"/>
        </Console>
        
		<RollingFile name="debugLog" fileName="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/application-debug.log" 
			filePattern="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/application-debug-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log">
			<LevelRangeFilter minLevel="DEBUG" maxLevel="DEBUG" onMatch="ACCEPT" onMismatch="DENY"/>
			<PatternLayout pattern="${LOG_PATTERN}"/>
			<Policies>
				<SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="19500KB" />
			</Policies>
			<DefaultRolloverStrategy max="10"/>
		</RollingFile>
		
		<RollingFile name="infoLog" fileName="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/application-info.log" 
			filePattern="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/application-info-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log" >
			<LevelRangeFilter minLevel="INFO" maxLevel="INFO" onMatch="ACCEPT" onMismatch="DENY"/>
			<PatternLayout pattern="${LOG_PATTERN}"/>
			<Policies>
				<SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="19500KB" />
			</Policies>
			<DefaultRolloverStrategy max="10"/>
		</RollingFile>
		
		<RollingFile name="errorLog" fileName="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/application-error.log" 
			filePattern="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/application-error-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log" >
			<LevelRangeFilter minLevel="ERROR" maxLevel="ERROR" onMatch="ACCEPT" onMismatch="DENY"/>
			<PatternLayout pattern="${LOG_PATTERN}"/>
			<Policies>
				<SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="19500KB" />
			</Policies>
			<DefaultRolloverStrategy max="10"/>
		</RollingFile>
		
		<RollingFile name="springLog" fileName="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/spring.log" 
			filePattern="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/spring-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log" >
			<PatternLayout pattern="${LOG_PATTERN}"/>
			<Policies>
				<SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="19500KB" />
			</Policies>
			<DefaultRolloverStrategy max="1"/>
		</RollingFile>
		
		<RollingFile name="aopLog" fileName="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/application-aop.log" 
			filePattern="${sys:APP_LOG_ROOT}/application-aop-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log" >
			<PatternLayout pattern="${LOG_PATTERN}"/>
			<Policies>
				<SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="19500KB" />
			</Policies>
			<DefaultRolloverStrategy max="1"/>
		</RollingFile>
		
    </Appenders>

    <Loggers>
    
    	<Logger name="com.howtodoinjava.app.aop" additivity="false">
    		<AppenderRef ref="aopLog" />
            <AppenderRef ref="Console" />
        </Logger>
        
        <Logger name="com.howtodoinjava.app" additivity="false">
	        <AppenderRef ref="debugLog" />
	        <AppenderRef ref="infoLog"  />
            <AppenderRef ref="errorLog" />
            <AppenderRef ref="Console"  />
        </Logger>
        
        <Logger name="org.springframework" additivity="false">
            <AppenderRef ref="springLog" />
            <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
        </Logger>
                
        <Root level="all">
            <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
        </Root>

    </Loggers>

</Configuration>

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