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What is Apache log4j?

Apache Log4j 2 is an upgrade to Log4j that provides significant improvements over its predecessor, Log4j 1.x, and provides many of the improvements available in Logback while fixing some inherent problems in Logback architecture.

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Apache Log4j 2 is an upgrade to Log4j that provides significant improvements over its predecessor, Log4j 1.x, and provides many of the improvements available in Logback while fixing some inherent problems in Logback architecture.


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3.5 out of 5
"Good logging service with less code"
It's really helpful if I am able to get logging event along with parameters while messages are logged. I also like the adaptor facility while using...
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4.5 out of 5
"It is highly recommended to use log4j in our project"
We can easily use log4j frame to track project flow and can trace execution.
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It's easy to integrate with application. It creates separate log files daily basis, which helps to understand and search any specific log quickly. ...
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Mohd Iqbal H.
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

Creating log files for our Project, which saves a lot of time for the audit error. We can easily locate errors from a txt file and all the functionalities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

I have no idea dislike using Apache log4j Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have no problem to using this Apache Log4j Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JEROME V.
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

Easy to configure components and its separation from the development implementation which makes it stand alone also its garbage-free.

Creating a logs is very important. with the help of this api library which is very easy to setup and to understand development becomes more lively and easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

a little bit boilerplate whereas I need to instantiate in every time in every class that I need to log Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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if you are looking for implementation and easy to understand logging function, this will be the perfect api for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

miss logic, an unimplemented function, and error in specific class or object. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

Almost all the things about log4j is helpful in its own way but one thing I like to mention is its ability to generate/archive log files with meaningful filenames and log patterns.

Log4j is a powerful logging provider during development as well as in production environment.

we always come up with production issues where it becomes defficult to backtrack an exception but by implementing log4j it's just very seamless while tracking user path. I personally even got visuals while reading some log files which helped me to debug most of critical production issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

One thing I noticed that it a framework already support some logging feature then some classes of log4j conflict with base logger. version issues might come when setting up project skeleton. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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easy to configure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Overall readability of code and solving production issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sajjad Ali V.
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

One can use different logging libraries with SLF4J and it's easy to switch among different logging libraries without changing anything in source code.

Also file locking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

SLF4J doesn't handles unexpected exceptions at runtime which cause the application to crash. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Apache log4j:

It's good for logging and easy to integrate and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

switching among different logging libraries without changing anything in source code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

The best thing about it is that it's easy to configure,thread safe and works pretty well on production as well.

Multiple levels of logging like Debug, Info, Warn are very useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Takes time to understand, but overall experience is good once all wired. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Apache log4j:

A very useful too for the logging components . U can even migrate to log4j. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mostly logging related issues are fixed and logging can be done on files,console, syslogs etc.

In helped us a lot in production to read logs as part of server logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

We are using apache log 4j for logging our test scripts data. We have integrated Apache log 4j with selenium and logging all the error and information in the log file. Only we need to instantiate our logger class in the base class and load the log4j.properties files which include all the information from format to location. Log 4j generate a txt file log, so we can easily locate error with the logging information from txt file which saves our time and help us to debug it quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Sometimes it is difficult to create proper format in log4j.properties file. So they should define all the format ways with examples. Otherwise, it is best for logging Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating log files for our test scripts, which saves a lot of time. We can easily locate errors from a txt file and all the functionalities which are working properly. We have integrated log 4j with selenium web driver project and logging all the information in txt file Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pragyab R.
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

You can decouple your logging code from what you actually want to log and where and how you want to log it.

Also the ability to filter by severity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Could be more efficient while writing the codes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Apache log4j:

Utilize the various intuitive functionalities for the best output.

Read the documentation thoroughly as it will help you in the long run. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

1) Debuggging

2) Manage Test Flow

3) Differentiate Log Levels

4) it's easy to use and configure the log file outputs.

Works great while testing or running production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

I share the engineers comments rather my own.

Log4J is a total logging system . It is totally customisable according to your need and requirement, that's the best part.

We are using this for logging purposes. The kind of simplicity it has to manage the logging level and log format is really good. It is fast.

Creating log files for our test scripts, which saves a lot of time. We can easily locate errors from a txt file and all the functionalities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Its hard to say dislike part , till now there is no dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Make out the application execution to be perfected by the logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Harshal S.
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

Log4J is a total logging system . It is totally customisable according to your need and requirement, that's the best part. You can log your statements at different level like error, debug log and trace which will really help you to find an issue in your application or to debug an issue.. I will highly recommend this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Nothing to dislike in this library. Everything works as expected here. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helped me to find the application issues in different environments very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jyotirmoy S.
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

Log4j implements commons logging and hence is pluggable with any 3rd party that opens a logging interface Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Not anything that i have in mind. The log file rollback policies can be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Common logging problems can be useful such as avoiding console logs... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.