org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern
Class HighlightConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter
      org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter
          org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.HighlightConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

PatternConverter

@Plugin(name="highlight",
        category="Converter")
public final class HighlightConverter
extends LogEventPatternConverter

Highlight pattern converter. Formats the result of a pattern using a color appropriate for the Level in the LogEvent.

For example:

 %highlight{%d{ ISO8601 } [%t] %-5level: %msg%n%throwable}
 

You can define custom colors for each Level:

 %highlight{%d{ ISO8601 } [%t] %-5level: %msg%n%throwable}{FATAL=red, ERROR=red, WARN=yellow, INFO=green, DEBUG=cyan,
 TRACE=black}
 

You can use a predefined style:

 %highlight{%d{ ISO8601 } [%t] %-5level: %msg%n%throwable}{STYLE=Log4j}
 

The available predefined styles are:

• Default
• Log4j - The same as Default
• Logback

You can use whitespace around the comma and equal sign. The names in values MUST come from the AnsiEscape enum, case is normalized to upper-case internally.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter

LOGGER

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternConverter

CATEGORY

Method Summary

void	format(LogEvent event, StringBuilder toAppendTo) Formats an event into a string buffer.
boolean	handlesThrowable() Normally pattern converters are not meant to handle Exceptions although few pattern converters might.
static HighlightConverter	newInstance(Configuration config, String[] options) Gets an instance of the class.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter

format

Methods inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter

getName, getStyleClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

newInstance

public static HighlightConverter newInstance(Configuration config,
                                             String[] options)

Gets an instance of the class.

Parameters:

config - The current Configuration.

options - pattern options, may be null. If first element is "short", only the first line of the throwable will be formatted.

Returns:

instance of class.

format

public void format(LogEvent event,
                   StringBuilder toAppendTo)

Formats an event into a string buffer.

Specified by:

format in class LogEventPatternConverter

Parameters:

event - event to format, may not be null.

toAppendTo - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.

handlesThrowable

public boolean handlesThrowable()

Description copied from class: LogEventPatternConverter

Normally pattern converters are not meant to handle Exceptions although few pattern converters might.

By examining the return values for this method, the containing layout will determine whether it handles throwables or not.

Overrides:

handlesThrowable in class LogEventPatternConverter

Returns:

true if this PatternConverter handles throwables