Java logging framework: Difference between revisions

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Of the major players, log4j is still the front runner in the Java Logging ___domain. The log4j project has been around for a long time and has lots of supported from the development community. Its simple to implement, yet has powerful tools built to accomplish most logging tasks. It is also easily extendible to handle proprietary needs.

The newer logging API which has been included in the JRE since 1.4, incorporates many of the same concepts as log4j. It has loggers and appenders. However, log4j has been much more broadly used and there are mnaymany out-of-the-box solutions in log4j that are lacking in the Java Logging API.

The JakarataJakarta Commons Logging isn't really a logging framework, but a logging framework wrapper. As such, it requires a logging framework underneath it. It would be useful in an heterogeneous environment where the logging framework is likely to change. However, in most cases, once a suitable logging framework has been chosen, there is little need to change it over the life of the project.

==Links to Java Logging Projects==