= Logging Formatters
:author:            James R. Perkins
:email:             jperkins@redhat.com
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Formatters are used to format a log message. A formatter can be assigned to a logging handler.

The logging subsystem includes 4 types of handlers:

* <<json-formatter>>
* <<pattern-formatter>>
* <<xml-formatter>>
* <<custom-formatter>>

[[json-formatter]]
== JSON Formatter

A formatter used to format log messages in JSON.

=== Examples

.Simple JSON Formatter
----
/subsystem=logging/json-formatter=json:add(pretty-print=true, exception-output-type=formatted)
----

.Logstash Formatter
----
/subsystem=logging/json-formatter=logstash:add(exception-output-type=formatted, key-overrides=[timestamp="@timestamp"],
meta-data=[@version=1])
----

[[pattern-formatter]]
== Pattern Formatter

A formatter used to format log messages in plain text. The following table describes the format characters for the
pattern formatter.

NOTE: #Highlighted# symbols indicate the calculation of the caller is required which can be expensive to resolve.

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.Pattern Syntax
|===
|Symbol |Description |Examples
|%c
|The category of the logging event. A precision specifier can be used to alter the dot delimited category
|
----
%c      org.jboss.example.Foo
%c{1}   Foo
%c{2}   example.Foo
%c{.}   ...Foo
%c{1.}  o.j.e.Foo
%c{1~.} o.~.~.Foo
----

|#%C#
|The class of the code calling the log method. A precision specifier can be used to alter the dot delimited class name.
|
----
%C      org.jboss.example.Foo
%C{1}   Foo
%C{2}   example.Foo
%C{.}   ...Foo
%C{1.}  o.j.e.Foo
%C{1~.} o.~.~.Foo
----
|[[timestamp]]%d
|The timestamp the log message. Any valid {oracle-javadoc}/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html[`SimpleDateFormat`] pattern. The
 default is `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS`.
|
----
%d{HH:mm:ss,SSS}
%d{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX}
----

|#%D#
|The name of the module the log message came from. A precision specifier can be used to alter the dot delimited module
 name.
|
----
%D      org.jboss.example
%D{1}   example
%D{2}   jboss.example
%D{.}   ..example
%D{1.}  o.j.example
%D{1~.} o.~.example
----

|%e
|The exception stack trace. Accepts an argument to indicate how many levels of suppressed messages to print.
|
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!===
!`%e`
!Prints the full stack trace.

!`%e{0}`
!Prints the stack trace ignoring any suppressed messages.

!`%e{1}`
!Prints the stack trace with a maximum of one suppressed message.

!===

|#%F#
|The name of the file the class that logged the message.
|&nbsp;

|%h
|The host name. A precision specifier can be used to alter the dot delimited host name.
|
----
%h     localhost
%h{2}  localdomain.localhost
----

|%H
|The qualified host name. A precision specifier can be used to alter the dot delimited host name.
|
----
%H    developer.jboss.org
%H{2} jboss.org
----


|%i
|The process id.
|&nbsp;

|%k
|The resource bundle key.
|&nbsp;

|%K
|If colored output is supported defines the colors to map to the log message.
|
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!===
!`%K{level}`
!The level determines the color of the output.

!`%K{red}`
!All messages will be colored red.
!===

|#%l#
|The location information. This includes the callers class name, method name, file name and line number.
|
----
%l    org.jboss.example.Foo.bar(Foo.java:33)
----

|#%L#
|The line number of the caller.
|&nbsp;

|%m
|The formatted message including any stack traces.
|&nbsp;

|#%M#
|The callers method name.
|&nbsp;

|%n
|A platform independent line separator.
|&nbsp;

|%N
|The name of the process.
|&nbsp;

|%p
|The level of the logged message.
|&nbsp;

|%P
|The localized level of the logged message.
|&nbsp;

|%r
|The relative number of milliseconds since the given base time from the log message.
|&nbsp;

|%s
|The simple formatted message. This will not include the stack trace if a cause was logged.
|&nbsp;

|%t
|The name of the callers thread.
|&nbsp;

|#%v#
|The version of the module. A precision specifier can be used to alter the dot delimited module version.
|&nbsp;

|%x
|The nested diagnostic context entries. A precision specifier can be used to specify the number of entries to print.
|
----
%x      value1.value2.value3
%x{1}   value3
%x{2}   value2.value3
----

|%X
|The mapped diagnostic context entry. The entry must be followed by the key for the MDC entry.
|`%X{key}`

|%z
|Allows the timezone to be overridden when formatting the <<timestamp,timestamp>>. This must precede the
 <<timestamp,timestamp>>.
|`%z{GMT}%d{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssSSSXXX}`

|%#
|Allows a system property to be appended to the log message.
|`%#{jboss.server.name}`

|%$
|Allows a system property to be appended to the log message.
|`%${jboss.server.name}`

|%%
|Escapes the `%` symbol.
|&nbsp;

|===

You can also modify the format by placing the optional format modifier between the percent sign and the symbol.

.Format Modifier Examples
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|===
|Modifier |Left Justify |Min Width |Max Width |Example

|[%20c]
|false
|20
|&nbsp;
|
----
[  org.jboss.example]
----

|[%-20c]
|true
|20
|&nbsp;
|
----
[org.jboss.example  ]
----

|[%.10c]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|10
|
----
[org.jboss]
----

|[%20.30c]
|false
|20
|30
|
----
[  org.jboss.example]
----

|[%-20.30c]
|true
|20
|30
|
----
[org.jboss.example  ]
----

|===

=== Examples

.Simple Pattern Formatter
----
/subsystem=logging/pattern-formatter=DEFAULT:add(pattern="%d{HH:mm:ssSSSXXX} %-5p [%c] (%t) %10.10#{jboss.node.name} %s%e%n")
----

.Color Pattern Formatter
----
/subsystem=logging/pattern-formatter=DEFAULT:add(color-map="info:cyan,warn:brightyellow,error:brightred,debug:magenta", pattern="%K{level}%d{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssSSSXXX} %-5p [%c] (%t) %s%e%n")
----

[[xml-formatter]]
== XML Formatter

A formatter used to format log messages in XML.

=== Examples

.Simple XML Formatter
----
/subsystem=logging/xml-formatter=xml:add(pretty-print=true, exception-output-type=detailed-and-formatted)
----

.Key Overrides XML Formatter
----
/subsystem=logging/xml-formatter=xml:add(pretty-print=true, print-namespace=true, namespace-uri="urn:custom:1.0", key-overrides={message=msg, record=logRecord, timestamp=date}, print-details=true)
----

== Custom Formatter

A custom formatter to be used with handlers. Note that most log records are formatted in the printf format. Formatters
may require invocation of the `org.jboss.logmanager.ExtLogRecord#getFormattedMessage()` for the message to be properly
formatted.

=== Examples

----
/subsystem=logging/custom-formatter=custom:add(class=org.jboss.example.CustomFormatter, module=org.jboss.example, properties={prettyPrint=true,printDetails=true,bufferSize=1024})
----