chriskn/jlv

Information

Java logging viewer is available as a plugin for Eclipse IDE.

Currently it supports the following logging system clients:

log4j v1.x

Current main features:

Getting logs by socket
Quick filtering by any log’s field
Detailed information about selected log
Preferences page for controlling and saving plugin state
Additional preference page for customizing logs’ representation

Requirements:

Eclipse 4.x
Java 1.7

Eclipse update site

https://github.com/rdiachenko/jlv/raw/repo/eclipse

Release notes

Client’s log4j v1.x configuration

JLV uses socket connection to receive logs from clients. Clients should configure their log4j properties file for successful interaction. Default port is 4445, but you may also change it in JLV’s preferences. Add this configuration to your log4j properties file:

XML Format

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">
 <appender name="jlv" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SocketAppender">
    <param name="remoteHost" value="localhost"/>
    <param name="port" value="4445"/>
    <param name="locationInfo" value="true"/>
  </appender>
  <root>
    <priority value="debug"/>
    <appender-ref ref="jlv"/>
  </root>
</log4j:configuration>

Properties Format

log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, jlv
log4j.appender.jlv=org.apache.log4j.net.SocketAppender
log4j.appender.jlv.remoteHost=localhost
log4j.appender.jlv.port=4445
log4j.appender.jlv.locationInfo=true