jcgay / log4j-color

Log colorization for Log4j 1.2.x.

#Log4j Color

Enable log colorization for Log4j 1.2.x.

##Installation

Add dependency with your favorite build tool.

Example with Maven:

<project>
    ...
	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
    		<groupId>fr.jcgay.log4j</groupId>
  			<artifactId>log4j-color</artifactId>
  			<version>1.0</version>
  			<scope>runtime</scope>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>
	...
</project>

##Configuration

Use appender fr.jcgay.log4j.color.appender.AnsiConsoleAppender under Windows to enable console ansi colorization (Using Jansi).

Use fr.jcgay.log4j.color.layout.ColorEnhancedPatternLayout to customize your layout with colors.
Current recognize pattern:

• #highlight() : Colorize text based on current log level (fatal/error in red, warning in yellow, info in bold).

Configuration example log4j.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">

<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">
	<appender name="console" class="fr.jcgay.log4j.color.appender.AnsiConsoleAppender">
    	<param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
    	<layout class="fr.jcgay.log4j.color.layout.ColorEnhancedPatternLayout">
        	<param name="ConversionPattern" value="#highlight(%-5p) %c{1} - %m%n"/>
    	</layout>
	</appender>
	<root>
    	<priority value ="trace" />
    	<appender-ref ref="console" />
	</root>
</log4j:configuration>