Log4J2LoggingSystem Class — spring-boot Architecture
Architecture documentation for the Log4J2LoggingSystem class in Log4J2LoggingSystem.java from the spring-boot codebase.
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core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystem.java lines 81–553
public class Log4J2LoggingSystem extends AbstractLoggingSystem {
private static final String OPTIONAL_PREFIX = "optional:";
/**
* JUL handler that routes messages to the Log4j API (optional dependency).
*/
static final String LOG4J_BRIDGE_HANDLER = "org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.Log4jBridgeHandler";
/**
* JUL LogManager that routes messages to the Log4j API as the backend.
*/
static final String LOG4J_LOG_MANAGER = "org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.LogManager";
static final String ENVIRONMENT_KEY = Conventions.getQualifiedAttributeName(Log4J2LoggingSystem.class,
"environment");
static final String STATUS_LISTENER_KEY = Conventions.getQualifiedAttributeName(Log4J2LoggingSystem.class,
"statusListener");
private static final LogLevels<Level> LEVELS = new LogLevels<>();
static {
LEVELS.map(LogLevel.TRACE, Level.TRACE);
LEVELS.map(LogLevel.DEBUG, Level.DEBUG);
LEVELS.map(LogLevel.INFO, Level.INFO);
LEVELS.map(LogLevel.WARN, Level.WARN);
LEVELS.map(LogLevel.ERROR, Level.ERROR);
LEVELS.map(LogLevel.FATAL, Level.FATAL);
LEVELS.map(LogLevel.OFF, Level.OFF);
}
private static final Filter FILTER = DenyAllFilter.newBuilder().build();
private static final SpringEnvironmentPropertySource propertySource = new SpringEnvironmentPropertySource();
private static final org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger statusLogger = StatusLogger.getLogger();
private final LoggerContext loggerContext;
/**
* Create a new {@link Log4J2LoggingSystem} instance.
* @param classLoader the class loader to use.
* @param loggerContext the {@link LoggerContext} to use.
*/
Log4J2LoggingSystem(ClassLoader classLoader, LoggerContext loggerContext) {
super(classLoader);
this.loggerContext = loggerContext;
}
@Override
protected String[] getStandardConfigLocations() {
// With Log4J2 we use the ConfigurationFactory
throw new IllegalStateException("Standard config locations cannot be used with Log4J2");
}
@Override
protected @Nullable String getSelfInitializationConfig() {
return getConfigLocation(getLoggerContext().getConfiguration());
}
@Override
protected @Nullable String getSpringInitializationConfig() {
ConfigurationFactory configurationFactory = ConfigurationFactory.getInstance();
try {
Configuration springConfiguration = configurationFactory.getConfiguration(getLoggerContext(), "-spring",
null, getClassLoader());
String configLocation = getConfigLocation(springConfiguration);
return (configLocation != null && configLocation.contains("-spring")) ? configLocation : null;
}
catch (ConfigurationException ex) {
statusLogger.warn("Could not load Spring-specific Log4j Core configuration", ex);
return null;
}
}
/**
* Return the configuration location. The result may be:
* <ul>
* <li>{@code null}: if DefaultConfiguration is used (no explicit config loaded)</li>
* <li>A file path: if provided explicitly by the user</li>
* <li>A URI: if loaded from the classpath default or a custom location</li>
* </ul>
* @param configuration the source configuration
* @return the config location or {@code null}
*/
private @Nullable String getConfigLocation(Configuration configuration) {
return configuration.getConfigurationSource().getLocation();
}
@Override
public void beforeInitialize() {
LoggerContext loggerContext = getLoggerContext();
if (isAlreadyInitialized(loggerContext)) {
return;
}
if (!configureJdkLoggingBridgeHandler()) {
super.beforeInitialize();
}
loggerContext.getConfiguration().addFilter(FILTER);
}
private boolean configureJdkLoggingBridgeHandler() {
try {
if (isJulUsingASingleConsoleHandlerAtMost() && !isLog4jLogManagerInstalled()
&& isLog4jBridgeHandlerAvailable()) {
removeDefaultRootHandler();
Log4jBridgeHandler.install(false, null, true);
return true;
}
}
catch (Throwable ex) {
// Ignore. No java.util.logging bridge is installed.
}
return false;
}
private boolean isJulUsingASingleConsoleHandlerAtMost() {
java.util.logging.Logger rootLogger = java.util.logging.LogManager.getLogManager().getLogger("");
Handler[] handlers = rootLogger.getHandlers();
return handlers.length == 0 || (handlers.length == 1 && handlers[0] instanceof ConsoleHandler);
}
private boolean isLog4jLogManagerInstalled() {
final String logManagerClassName = java.util.logging.LogManager.getLogManager().getClass().getName();
return LOG4J_LOG_MANAGER.equals(logManagerClassName);
}
private boolean isLog4jBridgeHandlerAvailable() {
return ClassUtils.isPresent(LOG4J_BRIDGE_HANDLER, getClassLoader());
}
private void removeLog4jBridgeHandler() {
removeDefaultRootHandler();
java.util.logging.Logger rootLogger = java.util.logging.LogManager.getLogManager().getLogger("");
for (final Handler handler : rootLogger.getHandlers()) {
if (handler instanceof Log4jBridgeHandler) {
handler.close();
rootLogger.removeHandler(handler);
}
}
}
private void removeDefaultRootHandler() {
try {
java.util.logging.Logger rootLogger = java.util.logging.LogManager.getLogManager().getLogger("");
Handler[] handlers = rootLogger.getHandlers();
if (handlers.length == 1 && handlers[0] instanceof ConsoleHandler) {
rootLogger.removeHandler(handlers[0]);
}
}
catch (Throwable ex) {
// Ignore and continue
}
}
@Override
public void initialize(LoggingInitializationContext initializationContext, @Nullable String configLocation,
@Nullable LogFile logFile) {
LoggerContext loggerContext = getLoggerContext();
if (isAlreadyInitialized(loggerContext)) {
return;
}
StatusConsoleListener listener = new StatusConsoleListener(Level.WARN);
StatusLogger.getLogger().registerListener(listener);
loggerContext.putObject(STATUS_LISTENER_KEY, listener);
Environment environment = initializationContext.getEnvironment();
if (environment != null) {
loggerContext.putObject(ENVIRONMENT_KEY, environment);
Log4J2LoggingSystem.propertySource.setEnvironment(environment);
PropertiesUtil.getProperties().addPropertySource(Log4J2LoggingSystem.propertySource);
}
loggerContext.getConfiguration().removeFilter(FILTER);
super.initialize(initializationContext, configLocation, logFile);
markAsInitialized(loggerContext);
}
@Override
protected void loadDefaults(LoggingInitializationContext initializationContext, @Nullable LogFile logFile) {
String location = getPackagedConfigFile((logFile != null) ? "log4j2-file.xml" : "log4j2.xml");
load(initializationContext, location, logFile);
}
@Override
protected void loadConfiguration(LoggingInitializationContext initializationContext, String location,
@Nullable LogFile logFile) {
load(initializationContext, location, logFile);
}
private void load(LoggingInitializationContext initializationContext, String location, @Nullable LogFile logFile) {
List<String> overrides = getOverrides(initializationContext);
Environment environment = initializationContext.getEnvironment();
Assert.state(environment != null, "'environment' must not be null");
applySystemProperties(environment, logFile);
reconfigure(location, overrides);
}
private List<String> getOverrides(LoggingInitializationContext initializationContext) {
Environment environment = initializationContext.getEnvironment();
Assert.state(environment != null, "'environment' must not be null");
BindResult<List<String>> overrides = Binder.get(environment)
.bind("logging.log4j2.config.override", Bindable.listOf(String.class));
return overrides.orElse(Collections.emptyList());
}
private void reconfigure(String location, List<String> overrides) {
Assert.notNull(location, "'location' must not be null");
try {
List<Configuration> configurations = new ArrayList<>();
ResourceLoader resourceLoader = ApplicationResourceLoader.get(getClassLoader());
configurations.add(load(resourceLoader, location));
for (String override : overrides) {
Configuration overrideConfiguration = loadOverride(resourceLoader, override);
if (overrideConfiguration != null) {
configurations.add(overrideConfiguration);
}
}
this.loggerContext.reconfigure(mergeConfigurations(configurations));
}
catch (Exception ex) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Could not initialize Log4J2 logging from %s%s".formatted(location,
(overrides.isEmpty() ? "" : " with overrides " + overrides)), ex);
}
}
private Configuration load(ResourceLoader resourceLoader, String location) throws IOException {
ConfigurationFactory configurationFactory = ConfigurationFactory.getInstance();
Resource resource = resourceLoader.getResource(location);
Configuration configuration = configurationFactory.getConfiguration(getLoggerContext(), null, resource.getURI(),
getClassLoader());
// The error handling in Log4j Core 2.25.x is not consistent, some loading and
// parsing errors result in a null configuration, others in an exception.
if (configuration == null) {
throw new ConfigurationException("Could not load Log4j Core configuration from " + location);
}
return configuration;
}
private @Nullable Configuration loadOverride(ResourceLoader resourceLoader, String location) throws IOException {
if (location.startsWith(OPTIONAL_PREFIX)) {
String actualLocation = location.substring(OPTIONAL_PREFIX.length());
Resource resource = resourceLoader.getResource(actualLocation);
try {
return (resource.exists()) ? load(resourceLoader, actualLocation) : null;
}
catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
return null;
}
}
return load(resourceLoader, location);
}
private Configuration mergeConfigurations(List<Configuration> configurations) {
if (configurations.size() == 1) {
return configurations.iterator().next();
}
return new CompositeConfiguration(configurations.stream().map(AbstractConfiguration.class::cast).toList());
}
@Override
protected void reinitialize(LoggingInitializationContext initializationContext) {
String currentLocation = getSelfInitializationConfig();
Assert.notNull(currentLocation, "'currentLocation' must not be null");
load(initializationContext, currentLocation, null);
}
@Override
public Set<LogLevel> getSupportedLogLevels() {
return LEVELS.getSupported();
}
@Override
public void setLogLevel(@Nullable String loggerName, @Nullable LogLevel logLevel) {
setLogLevel(loggerName, LEVELS.convertSystemToNative(logLevel));
}
private void setLogLevel(@Nullable String loggerName, @Nullable Level level) {
LoggerConfig logger = getLogger(loggerName);
if (level == null) {
clearLogLevel(loggerName, logger);
}
else {
setLogLevel(loggerName, logger, level);
}
getLoggerContext().updateLoggers();
}
private void clearLogLevel(@Nullable String loggerName, @Nullable LoggerConfig logger) {
if (logger == null) {
return;
}
if (logger instanceof LevelSetLoggerConfig) {
getLoggerContext().getConfiguration().removeLogger(loggerName);
}
else {
logger.setLevel(null);
}
}
private void setLogLevel(@Nullable String loggerName, @Nullable LoggerConfig logger, Level level) {
if (logger == null) {
getLoggerContext().getConfiguration()
.addLogger(loggerName, new LevelSetLoggerConfig(loggerName, level, true));
}
else {
logger.setLevel(level);
}
}
@Override
public List<LoggerConfiguration> getLoggerConfigurations() {
List<LoggerConfiguration> result = new ArrayList<>();
getAllLoggers().forEach((name, loggerConfig) -> result.add(convertLoggerConfig(name, loggerConfig)));
result.sort(CONFIGURATION_COMPARATOR);
return result;
}
@Override
public @Nullable LoggerConfiguration getLoggerConfiguration(String loggerName) {
LoggerConfig loggerConfig = getAllLoggers().get(loggerName);
return (loggerConfig != null) ? convertLoggerConfig(loggerName, loggerConfig) : null;
}
private Map<String, LoggerConfig> getAllLoggers() {
Map<String, LoggerConfig> loggers = new LinkedHashMap<>();
for (Logger logger : getLoggerContext().getLoggers()) {
addLogger(loggers, logger.getName());
}
getLoggerContext().getConfiguration().getLoggers().keySet().forEach((name) -> addLogger(loggers, name));
return loggers;
}
private void addLogger(Map<String, LoggerConfig> loggers, String name) {
Configuration configuration = getLoggerContext().getConfiguration();
while (name != null) {
loggers.computeIfAbsent(name, configuration::getLoggerConfig);
name = getSubName(name);
}
}
private @Nullable String getSubName(String name) {
if (!StringUtils.hasLength(name)) {
return null;
}
int nested = name.lastIndexOf('$');
return (nested != -1) ? name.substring(0, nested) : NameUtil.getSubName(name);
}
private @Nullable LoggerConfiguration convertLoggerConfig(String name, @Nullable LoggerConfig loggerConfig) {
if (loggerConfig == null) {
return null;
}
LevelConfiguration effectiveLevelConfiguration = getLevelConfiguration(loggerConfig.getLevel());
if (!StringUtils.hasLength(name) || LogManager.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME.equals(name)) {
name = ROOT_LOGGER_NAME;
}
boolean isAssigned = loggerConfig.getName().equals(name);
LevelConfiguration assignedLevelConfiguration = (!isAssigned) ? null : effectiveLevelConfiguration;
return new LoggerConfiguration(name, assignedLevelConfiguration, effectiveLevelConfiguration);
}
private LevelConfiguration getLevelConfiguration(Level level) {
LogLevel logLevel = LEVELS.convertNativeToSystem(level);
return (logLevel != null) ? LevelConfiguration.of(logLevel) : LevelConfiguration.ofCustom(level.name());
}
@Override
public Runnable getShutdownHandler() {
return () -> getLoggerContext().stop();
}
@Override
public void cleanUp() {
if (isLog4jBridgeHandlerAvailable()) {
removeLog4jBridgeHandler();
}
super.cleanUp();
LoggerContext loggerContext = getLoggerContext();
markAsUninitialized(loggerContext);
StatusConsoleListener listener = (StatusConsoleListener) loggerContext.getObject(STATUS_LISTENER_KEY);
if (listener != null) {
StatusLogger.getLogger().removeListener(listener);
loggerContext.removeObject(STATUS_LISTENER_KEY);
}
loggerContext.getConfiguration().removeFilter(FILTER);
Log4J2LoggingSystem.propertySource.setEnvironment(null);
loggerContext.removeObject(ENVIRONMENT_KEY);
}
private @Nullable LoggerConfig getLogger(@Nullable String name) {
if (!StringUtils.hasLength(name) || ROOT_LOGGER_NAME.equals(name)) {
return findLogger(LogManager.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
}
return findLogger(name);
}
private @Nullable LoggerConfig findLogger(String name) {
Configuration configuration = getLoggerContext().getConfiguration();
if (configuration instanceof AbstractConfiguration abstractConfiguration) {
return abstractConfiguration.getLogger(name);
}
return configuration.getLoggers().get(name);
}
LoggerContext getLoggerContext() {
return this.loggerContext;
}
private boolean isAlreadyInitialized(LoggerContext loggerContext) {
return LoggingSystem.class.getName().equals(loggerContext.getExternalContext());
}
private void markAsInitialized(LoggerContext loggerContext) {
loggerContext.setExternalContext(LoggingSystem.class.getName());
}
private void markAsUninitialized(LoggerContext loggerContext) {
loggerContext.setExternalContext(null);
}
@Override
protected String getDefaultLogCorrelationPattern() {
return "%correlationId";
}
/**
* Get the Spring {@link Environment} attached to the given {@link LoggerContext} or
* {@code null} if no environment is available.
* @param loggerContext the logger context
* @return the Spring {@link Environment} or {@code null}
* @since 3.0.0
*/
public static @Nullable Environment getEnvironment(@Nullable LoggerContext loggerContext) {
return (Environment) ((loggerContext != null) ? loggerContext.getObject(ENVIRONMENT_KEY) : null);
}
/**
* {@link LoggingSystemFactory} that returns {@link Log4J2LoggingSystem} if possible.
*/
@Order(0)
public static class Factory implements LoggingSystemFactory {
static final String LOG4J_CORE_CONTEXT_FACTORY = "org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory";
private static final boolean PRESENT = ClassUtils.isPresent(LOG4J_CORE_CONTEXT_FACTORY,
Factory.class.getClassLoader());
@Override
public @Nullable LoggingSystem getLoggingSystem(ClassLoader classLoader) {
if (PRESENT) {
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerContext spiLoggerContext = LogManager.getContext(classLoader, false);
Assert.state(spiLoggerContext instanceof LoggerContext, "");
if (spiLoggerContext instanceof LoggerContext coreLoggerContext) {
return new Log4J2LoggingSystem(classLoader, coreLoggerContext);
}
}
return null;
}
}
/**
* {@link LoggerConfig} used when the user has set a specific {@link Level}.
*/
private static class LevelSetLoggerConfig extends LoggerConfig {
LevelSetLoggerConfig(@Nullable String name, Level level, boolean additive) {
super(name, level, additive);
}
}
}
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